Banbury

[ban-ber-ee, -buh-ree, -bree, bam-]

noun

a town in N Oxfordshire, in S England.

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Examples from the Web for banbury

Contemporary Examples of banbury

“We are far, far away from ending this crisis,” said Banbury.
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Abby Haglage
November 25, 2014

Historical Examples of banbury

The Banbury cheese of which Shakespeare wrote is no longer made.
England, Picturesque and Descriptive
Joel Cook
(reads) “accompanied by Mrs. Bouncer, also of the Banbury Light Horse.”
Happy-Thought Hall
F. 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 Himself
H. De Vere Stacpoole
He had done a lot of work on four Banbury cakes and an apple.
The Man Who Lost Himself
H. De Vere Stacpoole

British Dictionary definitions for banbury

Banbury

noun

a town in central England, in N Oxfordshire: telecommunications, financial services. Pop: 43 867 (2001)

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