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Newbury

/njubəɹi/ UK

Where it comes from

From Old English niwe (“new”) + byriġ, the dative case of burh (“fortified place”). Doublet of Newburgh.

proper noun

A town and civil parish with a town council in West Berkshire district, Berkshire (OS grid ref SU4767). A local government district in Berkshire formed in 1974 and renamed West Berkshire in April 1998.
A hamlet in the south of Tonge parish, Swale district, Kent (OS grid ref TQ9259).
A hamlet in Coleford parish, Somerset (OS grid ref ST6950).
A hamlet in Horningsham parish, Wiltshire (OS grid ref ST8241).
A village in Middlesex County, Ontario, Canada.
A township in LaGrange County, Indiana.
An unincorporated community in Wabaunsee County, Kansas.
A town in Essex County, Massachusetts.
A town in Merrimack County, New Hampshire.
A township in Geauga County, Ohio.
A town and village therein, in Orange County, Vermont.
A small rural settlement near Palmerston North, Manawatū-Whanganui region, New Zealand.
A locality in the Shire of Hepburn, Victoria, Australia.
A surname.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: greenhorn, tenderfoot, beginner, novice, rookie, neophyte, apprentice, learner, entrant, recruit, tyro, fledgling, newcomer, initiate, trainee, freshman

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@misc{newbury_2026,
  title = {Newbury},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/newbury},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}