Beaconsfield

[bee-kuh nz-feeld, bek-uh nz-]

noun

Earl of. Disraeli, Benjamin.
a city in S Quebec, in E Canada: suburb of Montreal.

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Historical Examples of beaconsfield

She had known Gordon and Livingstone and Beaconsfield when she was young,—every one.
Alexander's Bridge and The Barrel Organ
Willa Cather and Alfred Noyes
At his home in Beaconsfield, Chesterton has a wonderful toy theatre.
Gilbert Keith Chesterton
Patrick Braybrooke
Also, at Beaconsfield, the abbesses took part in the council.
History of Woman Suffrage, Volume III (of III)
Various
Housman said Gladstone and Beaconsfield had lived by it successfully.
Passing By
Maurice Baring
Nothing could be more egotistical than Disraeli's (Beaconsfield) novels.
Genius in Sunshine and Shadow
Maturin Murray Ballou

British Dictionary definitions for beaconsfield

Beaconsfield

noun

a town in SE England, in Buckinghamshire. Pop: 12 292 (2001)

Beaconsfield

noun

1st Earl of .title of (Benjamin) Disraeli

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