Dunstable

American  

[duhn-stuh-buhl] / ˈdʌn stə bəl /

Also Dunstaple

noun

1. John, c1390–1453, English composer.

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Dunstable ¹ British  

/ ˈdʌnstəbəl /

noun

1. an industrial town in SE central England, in Bedfordshire. Pop: 50 775 (2001)

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Dunstable ² British  

/ ˈdʌnstəbəl /

noun

1. John. died 1453, English composer, esp of motets and mass settings, noted for his innovations in harmony and rhythm

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Example Sentences

In the film, Scott’s Stagg arrives at Southwark House from Dunstable four days before D-day is planned.

From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2026

Following an uncomplicated pregnancy, primary school teacher Lauryn and her husband Andrew, a carpenter, say they "didn't have too much of a plan" beyond an expected vaginal delivery at Luton and Dunstable Hospital.

From BBC • May 11, 2026

Motorists are being diverted off the M1 to the A505 onto the A5 through Dunstable.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

In November, some parents near Dunstable in Bedfordshire said they feared their children were being "treated like criminals" after being sent to isolation for what they felt were justifiable breaches of uniform rules.

From BBC • Feb. 15, 2026

You may buy some gingerbread for yourselves, or some of those ripe plums that you saw at the fruit-stall, the other day, which is just going into Dunstable.

From The Parent's Assistant Stories for Children by Edgeworth, Maria