Swindon

[ swin-duhn ]

/ ˈswɪn dən /

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a town and unitary authority in Wiltshire, in S England.

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While the train from Swindon to London is a challenge for anyone, it becomes life threatening for Christopher.
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It is notorious that the Swindon of to-day is the creation of the companion of Brunel at the lunch in the furze-bushes.
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The workmen required food—tradesmen came and supplied that food—and Swindon rose as Chicago rose, as if by magic.
The Hills and the Vale|Richard Jefferies

We lunch at Swindon, and I see that we shall be there in twenty minutes.
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In June, 1867, he writes that he has completed his "History of Swindon" and its neighbourhood.
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Then he goes back to Swindon, but not, for the present, to Coate.
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British Dictionary definitions for Swindon

Swindon

/ (ˈswɪndən) /

noun

a town in S England, in NE Wiltshire: railway workshops, high technology. Pop: 155 432 (2001)

a unitary authority in S England, in Wiltshire. Pop: 181 200 (2003 est). Area: 230 sq km (89 sq miles)

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