Milton Keynes

American  

[keenz] / kinz /

noun

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

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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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Example Sentences

Tunbridge Wells, Cambridge, North Hertfordshire and Milton Keynes will all take part in pilots which could eventually be rolled out across England.

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In Milton Keynes, voters will be able to vote in the city's centre:mk shopping centre, rather than being tied to a single polling station.

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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"

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Milton Keynes Central MP Emily Darlington said it was "a shock" but urged people not to speculate online.

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The couple were told they could buy two tickets on the flights, but the cost would be about £5,000 each, so they were left waiting for their son to turn around - having driven as far as Milton Keynes - to collect them.

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