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Glastonbury

[glas-tuhn-ber-ee, glas-tuhn-buh-ree]

noun

  1. a town of southwest England, in whose vicinity the ruins of an important Iron Age lake village have been found and to which in folklore both King Arthur and Joseph of Arimathea have been linked, the latter as the founder of the abbey there.

  2. Glastonbury Festival, a performing arts festival held annually in southwest England.

  3. a town in central Connecticut whose western boundary is formed by the Connecticut River.



Glastonbury

/ -brɪ, ˈɡlæstənbərɪ /

noun

  1. a town in SW England, in Somerset: remains of prehistoric lake villages; the reputed burial place of King Arthur; site of a ruined Benedictine abbey, probably the oldest in England. Pop: 8429 (2001)

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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of Glastonbury1

Old English Glestingaburg, from Glestinga, a personal name or ethnonym of disputed origin + burg “fortified town” ( borough ( def. ) )
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