Banbury

American  

[ban-ber-ee, -buh-ree, -bree, bam-] / ˈbænˌbɛr i, -bə ri, -bri, ˈbæm- /

noun

1. a town in N Oxfordshire, in S England.

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Banbury British  

/ ˈbænbərɪ /

noun

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

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Example Sentences

A Renaissance painting found underneath a garage workbench has sold for more than half a million pounds at an auction house in Banbury.

From BBC

But Mr. Wadlow becomes the virtual host of “Picturing Shakespeare,” visiting his parents’ home where the painting long hung, and Great Tew, the once-derelict manor house near Banbury where the picture seems to have been stashed for years.

From The Wall Street Journal

Prosecutors claimed Mr Hussain and Mr Ijazuddin, from Banbury in Oxfordshire, were "lured" to "one last meeting" with the Bukharis in a Tesco car park in Hamilton, Leicester, under the pretence of returning the money.

From BBC

Amelia, 17 from Banbury, who is mid-way through three A-level courses, said it was "very stressful" for students hoping to apply for university.

From BBC

As term-time approaches, head teacher Will Reeves has just finished painting a battered-looking corridor at Cropredy Primary School near Banbury, Oxfordshire.

From BBC