Glastonbury
English edit
Etymology edit
From Middle English Glastingaburghe, "the fortified place of the Glæstingas", from *Glæstinga (the people of Glastonia) + Old English byriġ (“fort”).
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Proper noun edit
Glastonbury
- A town and civil parish with a town council in Somerset, England, previously in Mendip district (OS grid ref ST5039).
- The Glastonbury Festival.
- A neighbourhood in west Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
- A town in Hartford County, Connecticut, United States.
- A rural town in Gympie Region, Queensland, Australia.
Synonyms edit
- (the Glastonbury Festival): Glasto
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Translations edit
town in Somerset, South West England
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