Milton Keynes
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English
Etymology
From an earlier "Middleton Caynes" when the village was in the manor of the "de Cahaines" family.[1]
Pronunciation
Proper noun
- Originally a village in Buckinghamshire, now a purpose-built city in central England, United Kingdom, containing the towns of Bletchley, Wolverton, Stony Stratford, and many smaller villages.
- Synonym: (abbreviation) MK
- 1975, Built environment quarterly:
- A Milton Keynes is up against a long-term cost disadvantage.
- 1990, Nick Meers, Sue Seddon, Enigmatic England:
- Now a Milton Keynes resident knows a concrete cow when he sees one but . . .
- 1998, Ruth H. Finnegan, Tales of the city: a study of narrative and urban life:
- They are now displayed in a Milton Keynes park near the railway line.
- 2005, Brian Edwards, The modern airport terminal: new approaches to airport architecture:
- Without official recognition Gatwick has become the Milton Keynes of the south side of London, and Stansted looks set to be the same for the north-east.
- 2008, Dave Spencer, A smudge on my lens:
- Nearby was the tidier town of Tychy, a faceless Milton Keynes type of place without the roundabouts.
- A unitary authority (City of Milton Keynes) in Buckinghamshire.
Translations
city
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References
- ^ As seen in a legal record of the 15th century: National Archives; Plea Roll, court of Common Pleas; CP 40 / 0717, for 1440; third entry, first line.