Avebury
Americannoun
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Baron. Lubbock, Sir John.
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Also Abury a village in Wiltshire, England: site of one of the largest ceremonial megalithic structures in Europe.
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Example Sentences
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In nearby Avebury, which is home to another ancient stone circle, two men wearing cloaks could be seen blowing horns as people gathered to watch the sunrise over the fields.
From BBC • Dec. 21, 2024
Boss Morris, pictured here at Avebury Stones in England, is one of the new groups exploring ways to pull apart and reinterpret Morris dancing.
From New York Times • Aug. 15, 2023
Wiltshire Police said officers would have a "presence in the areas of both Stonehenge and Avebury" and local authorities warned people to stay away.
From BBC • Jun. 20, 2020
Lubbock, who became the first Baron Avebury, was himself from a privileged banking family, and educated at Eton.
From The Guardian • Jun. 20, 2015
The largest of these in this country is Avebury, not many miles distant from Stonehenge.
From Stonehenge Today and Yesterday by Sumner, Heywood
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