Glastonbury

English

Etymology

From Middle English Glastingaburghe, from Old English Glæstingaburg, "the fortified place of the Glæstingas", from *Glæstinga (the people of Glastonia) + Old English byrg (“fort”).

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈɡlɑːstənbɹi/, /ˈɡlɑːstənbəɹi/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈɡlæstənbɹi/, /ˈɡlæstənbəɹi/

Proper noun

Glastonbury

  1. A town and civil parish with a town council in Somerset, England, previously in Mendip district (OS grid ref ST5039).
    1. The Glastonbury Festival.
  2. A neighbourhood in west Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
  3. A town in Hartford County, Connecticut, United States.
  4. A rural town in Gympie Region, Queensland, Australia.

Synonyms

  • (the Glastonbury Festival): Glasto

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