Aldeburgh

/ (ˈɔːlbərə) /

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noun

a small resort in SE England, in Suffolk: site of an annual music festival established in 1948 by Benjamin Britten. Pop: 2654 (2001)

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Words nearby Aldeburgh

Alda, Aldabra, Aldabra Islands, Aldan, Aldebaran, Aldeburgh, aldehyde, Alden, al dente, alder, alder buckthorn

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How to use Aldeburgh in a sentence

In the summer of 1859 we were staying at Aldeburgh, a favourite place with my father, as the home of his forefathers.
Two Suffolk Friends|Francis Hindes Groome
And Harry'll do very nicely in that little house at Aldeburgh with five hundred a year.
Notwithstanding|Mary Cholmondeley
He had heard from Kit the same evening in reply to his telegram that she would start for Aldeburgh (not Stanborough) next morning.
Mammon and Co.|E. F. Benson
I meant to come there, as you know, but only yesterday evening I decided to come to Aldeburgh instead.
Mammon and Co.|E. F. Benson

From childhood he had had ample experience of the vice in the rough and reckless homes of the Aldeburgh poor.
Crabbe, (George)|Alfred Ainger