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Milton Keynes

American  
[keenz] / kinz /

noun

  1. a residential district in S England, near London, established in the 1960s.


Milton Keynes British  
/ ˈmɪltən ˈkiːnz /

noun

  1. a new town in central England, in Milton Keynes unitary authority, N Buckinghamshire: founded in 1967: electronics, clothing, machinery; seat of the Open University. Pop: 184 506 (2001 est)

  2. a unitary authority in central England, in Buckinghamshire. Pop: 215 700 (2003). Area: 310 sq km (119 sq miles)

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The 2026 show will also make stops at venues in cities such as Cardiff, Milton Keynes and Edinburgh.

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Passenger trains were scheduled to start running between Oxford and Milton Keynes for the first time in nearly 60 years by the end of December.

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But mum Monika, a quantity surveyor based near Milton Keynes, said she had "no idea how difficult it would be" to find a new place for their son.

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Milton Keynes University Hospital was also hoping to be the first place in the city to benefit from £95m plans to share heat from a new data centre.

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The government said the investments would build on its commitment to deliver East West Rail, "which will strengthen links between Oxford and Cambridge, Milton Keynes, Bedford and beyond".

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