Bournemouth

[ boo rn-muh th, bawrn-, bohrn- ]

/ ˈbʊərn məθ, ˈbɔrn-, ˈboʊrn- /

noun

a city in Dorset in S England: seashore resort.

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Example sentences from the Web for bournemouth

The inquest heard Miss Moss grew up in London but moved to Bournemouth about five years ago.
British Mother ‘Poisoned’ To Death By Pot|The Telegraph|January 31, 2014|DAILY BEAST
She summoned an ambulance to the flat in Boscombe, Bournemouth, Dorset, but Miss Moss was pronounced dead at the scene.
British Mother ‘Poisoned’ To Death By Pot|The Telegraph|January 31, 2014|DAILY BEAST
She regularly attended the evangelical Citygate Church in Bournemouth and was baptised there.
British Mother ‘Poisoned’ To Death By Pot|The Telegraph|January 31, 2014|DAILY BEAST
At a corner shop in Bournemouth, the Hebrew proprietor was from home; but his consort waited on me.
The Confessions of a Collector|William Carew Hazlitt

She was consumptive, but seemed to get much better at Bournemouth; then she wanted to go to Brighton.
In the Year of Jubilee|George Gissing
Mother would just have to go and live with Aunt Bessie at Bournemouth.
The Judge|Rebecca West
Both are situated in very pretty spots, amid the fir trees that are always with us at Bournemouth.
The Golf Courses of the British Isles|Bernard Darwin
Bournemouth will be found a convenient centre, or rather starting point, for the exploration of the beautiful Wessex coast.
Wanderings in Wessex|Edric Holmes

British Dictionary definitions for bournemouth

Bournemouth

/ (ˈbɔːnməθ) /

noun

a resort in S England, in Bournemouth unitary authority, Dorset, on the English Channel. Pop: 167 527 (2001)

a unitary authority in SE Dorset. Pop: 163 700 (2003 est). Area: 46 sq km (17 sq miles)

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