Buckinghamshire

[ buhk-ing-uhm-sheer, -sher ]

/ ˈbʌk ɪŋ əmˌʃɪər, -ʃər /

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noun

a county in southern England. 294 sq. mi. (761 sq. km).

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Also called Buck·ing·ham

[buhk-ing-uhm, -ham], /ˈbʌk ɪŋ əm, -ˌhæm/, Bucks

[buhks] /bʌks/ .

Words nearby Buckinghamshire

buckhorn, buckhound, buckie, Buckingham, Buckingham Palace, Buckinghamshire, buckish, buckjump, buckjumper, buckjumping, Buckland

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How to use Buckinghamshire in a sentence

CEO Ashley Carr closed its Buckinghamshire-based office and converted a former stable block on his own farmland in the same area to be the agency’s “touchdown space.”
‘Touchdown spaces’, blended meetings and proximity bias: businesses tackle practical realities of hybrid models|Jessica Davies|April 26, 2021|Digiday
Kathryn was confronted in London one day after spending the weekend at the wedding of her brother, Euan, in Buckinghamshire.
Thief Holds Tony Blair’s Daughter At Gunpoint Demanding Jewels and Cash|Nico Hines|September 19, 2013|DAILY BEAST
The town is a quiet, sleepy-looking place,Pg 233 situated among the Buckinghamshire hills.
British Highways And Byways From A Motor Car|Thomas D. Murphy
One of them, Lady Buckinghamshire, and two of her associates, were fined the next year for unlawful gaming.
The Political History of England - Vol. X.|William Hunt

Somehow this encouraged Frank, and entering he put his question timidly, in his broad Buckinghamshire accent.
Our Frank|Amy Walton
In 1632 he retired to Horton, in Buckinghamshire, having made a considerable fortune.
Twelve Good Musicians|Frederick Bridge
Lavender asked himself as he looked out on the hills and valleys and woods of Buckinghamshire.
Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science, Vol. 12, No. 32, November, 1873|Various

British Dictionary definitions for Buckinghamshire

Buckinghamshire

/ (ˈbʌkɪŋəmˌʃɪə, -ʃə) /

noun

a county in SE central England, containing the Vale of Aylesbury and parts of the Chiltern Hills: the geographic and ceremonial county includes Milton Keynes, which became an independent unitary authority in 1997. Administrative centre: Aylesbury. Pop (excluding Milton Keynes): 478 000 (2003 est). Area (excluding Milton Keynes): 1568 sq km (605 sq miles)Abbreviation: Bucks

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