Middlesbrough

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Middlesbrough

/ˈmɪdəlzbɹə/
/ˈmɪdəlzˌbʌɹə/ proscribed, sometimes

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From Old English middel (“middle”) + Old English burh (“fortified place”), equivalent to middle + -s- + -b(o)rough. Doublet of Middleburg and Middlebury. Cf. also Middelburg.

proper noun

A town, unitary authority, and borough in North Yorkshire, England, situated on the River Tees. The Middlesbrough Labour MP, Stuart Bell, a political and personal friend, said: "Mo was a lioness both in terms of the Labour party and politics nationally. She cut to the quick with any issue and proved herself a stateswoman of the highest order when seeking to negotiate the Northern Ireland Good

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Closest in meaning: caen, auxerre, getafe, cagliari, palermo, monaco, middlesbro, tees, boro, teesside, stockton-on-tees, teeside, south bank, billingham, teesport, middleton-in-teesdale

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@misc{middlesbrough_2026,
  title = {Middlesbrough},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/middlesbrough},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}