Roxbury

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Roxbury

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From Old English hrōc (“rook”), in the genitive singular case hrōces + byriġ, from burg (“fortified place”).

proper noun

A community in Prince County, Prince Edward Island, Canada.
A town in Litchfield County, Connecticut.
An unincorporated community and census-designated place in McPherson County, Kansas.
A small town in Oxford County, Maine.
A neighbourhood of Boston, Massachusetts.
A small town in Cheshire County, New Hampshire.
A township in Morris County, New Jersey.
A town in Delaware County, New York.
A neighbourhood of Queens, New York.
An unincorporated community in Morgan County, Ohio.
An unincorporated community in Lurgan Township, Franklin County, Pennsylvania.
A small town in Washington County, Vermont.
A town and unincorporated community in Dane County, Wisconsin.

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"Roxbury." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/roxbury. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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Roxbury. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/roxbury

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"Roxbury." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/roxbury.

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@misc{roxbury_2026,
  title = {Roxbury},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/roxbury},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}