Banbury

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

/ ˈbænˌbɛr i, -bə ri, -bri, ˈbæm- /

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noun

a town in N Oxfordshire, in S England.

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How to use Banbury in a sentence

“We are far, far away from ending this crisis,” said Banbury.
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We passed through Banbury, whose cross, famous in nursery rhyme, is only modern.
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The booking-clerk at Banbury remembered only three gents booking by that particular train.
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The station-master was a family man himself, and when we explained the case to him he sympathised and telegraphed to Banbury.
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Early in the seventeenth century, the Puritans were very strong in Banbury.
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Bishop Williams, in 1664, describes the clipped and pared lands and glebes of the Church "as thin as Banbury cheese."
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British Dictionary definitions for Banbury

Banbury

/ (ˈbænbərɪ) /

noun

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

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