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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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Ch Supt Emma Baillie, commander for Milton Keynes, said people were evacuated "quickly and effectively".

From BBC • Apr. 26, 2026

After seeking help, she was moved from mental health unit to mental health unit, sometimes many hours from the family she loved in Milton Keynes.

From BBC • Mar. 20, 2026

Blackpool, Inverness-Highland, Ipswich, Middlesbrough and Milton Keynes are among the places in the running for the title of the UK's City of Culture 2029.

From BBC • Mar. 17, 2026

Davies has been playing the lead role, but was reportedly replaced by her understudy Hannah Lowther in Milton Keynes on Wednesday.

From BBC • Mar. 12, 2026

The Labour MP for Milton Keynes Central, Emily Darlington, said the news was a shock and she had always known the centre as a "very safe place"

From BBC • Mar. 1, 2026

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