Banbury
[ban-ber-ee, -buh-ree, -bree, bam-]
- a town in N Oxfordshire, in S England.
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Examples from the Web for banbury
Contemporary Examples
“We are far, far away from ending this crisis,” said Banbury.
Historical Examples
The Banbury cheese of which Shakespeare wrote is no longer made.
England, Picturesque and DescriptiveJoel Cook
(reads) “accompanied by Mrs. Bouncer, also of the Banbury Light Horse.”
Happy-Thought HallF. C. Burnand
Didcot with its Banbury cakes and tumble-down station is passed.
Little Folks (July 1884)Various
But he had not recently consumed four Banbury cakes and two apples.
The Man Who Lost HimselfH. De Vere Stacpoole
He had done a lot of work on four Banbury cakes and an apple.
The Man Who Lost HimselfH. De Vere Stacpoole
Banbury
- a town in central England, in N Oxfordshire: telecommunications, financial services. Pop: 43 867 (2001)
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