Buckingham

[ buhk-ing-uhm, -ham ]

/ ˈbʌk ɪŋ əm, -ˌhæm /

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noun

George Villiers, 1st Duke of, 1592–1628, English courtier, politician, and military leader: lord high admiral 1617.

his son, George Villiers, 2nd Duke of, 1628–87, English courtier and author.

Buckinghamshire.

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How to use Buckingham in a sentence

On Friday, the story had looked like it might blow over as Buckingham Palace sought to dismiss it as a “civil case.”
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Even the queen saw fit to honor him with the Order of the British Empire at Buckingham Palace in 2008.
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But on Friday, she attended an investiture at Buckingham Palace and was granted a private audience by the Queen.
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Fergie almost landed a U.N. role until the offer was swiftly dropped, amid rumours both of pressure from Buckingham Palace.
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The comedian Stephen Fry as admitted taking cocaine in Buckingham Palace at the height of his drug addiction.
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Thus died the gay and profligate Buckingham, in the thirty-seventh year of his age.
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On the 3rd of May, the Duke of Buckingham presented one hundred and twenty petitions against a repeal of the corn-laws.
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The glass in the roof of the picture-gallery at Buckingham Palace was totally destroyed; the damage was estimated at 2000.
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Of all places for such a clandestine encounter she had chosen the bridge opposite Buckingham Palace.
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Buckingham only replied by throwing on his bonnet, and shaking its lofty plume with a careless and scornful toss of the head.
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British Dictionary definitions for Buckingham (1 of 2)

Buckingham¹

/ (ˈbʌkɪŋəm) /

noun

a town in S central England, in Buckinghamshire; university (1975). Pop: 12 512 (2001)

British Dictionary definitions for Buckingham (2 of 2)

Buckingham²

/ (ˈbʌkɪŋəm) /

noun

George Villiers, 1st Duke of . 1592–1628, English courtier and statesman; favourite of James I and Charles I: his arrogance, military incompetence, and greed increased the tensions between the King and Parliament that eventually led to the Civil War

his son, George Villiers, 2nd Duke of . 1628–87, English courtier and writer; chief minister of Charles II and member of the Cabal (1667–73)

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