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Shelburne

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Shelburne

  • /ˈʃɛl.bɚn/

Rhymes with -ɛlbə(ɹ)n

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The town in Nova Scotia is named after prime minister of Great Britain William Petty, 2nd Earl of Shelburne (1737 - 1805).

proper noun Shelburnes

  1. countable, uncountable A surname.
  2. countable, uncountable A town in Nova Scotia, Canada.
  3. countable, uncountable An unincorporated community in Washington Township, Morgan County, Indiana.
  4. countable, uncountable A town in Franklin County, Massachusetts.
  5. countable, uncountable A town in Coos County, New Hampshire.
  6. countable, uncountable A town and census-designated place therein, in Chittenden County, Vermont.

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"Shelburne." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/shelburne. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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

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

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@misc{shelburne_2026,
  title = {Shelburne},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/shelburne},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}