Beaconsfield

[ bee-kuhnz-feeld, bek-uhnz- ]

/ ˈbi kənzˌfild, ˈbɛk ənz- /

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noun

Earl of. Disraeli, Benjamin.

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

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Words nearby Beaconsfield

Beachy Head, beacon, beaconage, Beacon Hill, beacon school, Beaconsfield, beacon status, be a credit to, bead, bead and reel, beadblast

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How to use Beaconsfield in a sentence

Beaconsfield, however, and even the cherished retirement of Burke, was by no means the goal of our pilgrimage.
Harper's New Monthly Magazine, No. VII, December 1850, Vol. II|Various
The Earl of Beaconsfield, it is said, received the largest amount ever paid in this country for a single novel.
Literary Byways|William Andrews
The Beaconsfield Sanatorium continued to be the chief object of Boer solicitude.
The Siege of Kimberley|T. Phelan
Operations were started early; three shells presumably intended for the Sanatorium landed in Beaconsfield.
The Siege of Kimberley|T. Phelan

Long Cecil made some excellent practice, while the Boers occupied themselves with Beaconsfield.
The Siege of Kimberley|T. Phelan

British Dictionary definitions for Beaconsfield (1 of 2)

Beaconsfield¹

/ (ˈbɛkənzˌfiːld, ˈbiːk-) /

noun

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

British Dictionary definitions for Beaconsfield (2 of 2)

Beaconsfield²

/ (ˈbɛkənzˌfiːld, ˈbiːk-) /

noun

1st Earl of .title of (Benjamin) Disraeli

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