HOW TO PRONOUNCE
marlborough
/ˈmɑɹlbɚoʊ/
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What does marlborough mean?
proper noun
- A town and civil parish with a town council in Wiltshire, England (OS grid ref SU1969).
- Marlborough College
- A dukedom in the British peerage.
More meanings (10)
proper noun
- A region, an and former province of the South Island, New Zealand.
- A territorial authority in New Zealand, more or less contiguous with the region; in full, Marlborough District.
- A rural town and locality in the Shire of Livingstone, Queensland, Australia.
- A neighbourhood in north-east Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
- A town in Hartford County, Connecticut.
- A city in Middlesex County, Massachusetts.
- A village in St. Louis County, Missouri.
- A town and census-designated place therein, in Cheshire County, New Hampshire,
- A town in Ulster County, New York, named after John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough.
- A township in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania.
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IPA pronunciation
/ˈmɑɹlbɚoʊ/
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See this word in context.
I was disappointed in the scenery, and reached Glen Roy on Saturday evening, one week after leaving Marlborough Street.
The Duke of Marlborough sent my brother word of this, adding, it was the only clever action in their whole exploit.
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Every one felt that the remark was aimed at the Duke of Marlborough, but he remained silent, though evidently suffering in mind.
Dr. Beanes went home to Upper Marlborough, very thankful as he saw the yard-arm of the Surprise melt out of sight, unburdened.
The Marlborough is higher on the legs, which need not be so fully feathered.