Albury

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/ˈɔːlbəɹi/

proper noun

A village and civil parish in East Hertfordshire district, Hertfordshire, England (OS grid ref TL4324).

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Meanings

proper nounAlbury (countable and uncountable, plural Alburys)

plural Alburys

  1. A placename:
    1. countableuncountableA village and civil parish in East Hertfordshire district, Hertfordshire, England (OS grid ref TL4324).
    2. countableuncountableA village in Tiddington-with-Albury parish, South Oxfordshire district, Oxfordshire, England (OS grid ref SP6505).
    3. countableuncountableA village and civil parish in Guildford borough, Surrey, England (OS grid ref TQ0547).
    4. countableuncountableA major city in New South Wales, Australia, near the border with the neighbouring state of Victoria.
    5. countableuncountableA local government area in New South Wales, Australia; in full, City of Albury.
    6. countableuncountableA town in Ontario, Canada.
    7. countableuncountableA small village in Mackenzie district, Canterbury, New Zealand.
  2. countableA habitational surname from Old English.

Origin

From eald (“old”) + burg (“fort”). Compare other placenames, such as Aldborough, Aldbrough, Aldbury, Aldeburgh and Aldeby, and German Oldenburg.

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 奧爾伯里 /奥尔伯里
  • 奧爾伯里 /奥尔伯里 (Ào'ěrbólǐ)city in New South Wales, Australia
Korean 올버리
  • 올버리 (olbeori)city in New South Wales, Australia

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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APA

Albury. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Albury

MLA

“Albury.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Albury. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Albury,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Albury.

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