Bloomsbury

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UK/bluːmzbəɹi/

proper noun

An urban area and ward in the borough of Camden, London, known for its array of garden squares and its literary connections (OS grid ref TQ3082).

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. An urban area and ward in the borough of Camden, London, known for its array of garden squares and its literary connections (OS grid ref TQ3082).
  2. A community in the County of Barrhead, Alberta, Canada.
  3. A borough in Hunterdon County, New Jersey, United States.

Origin

Recorded 1291 as Blemondesberi “manor held by the Blemond family”, from Blémont in France.

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Cite this entry
APA

Bloomsbury. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bloomsbury

MLA

“Bloomsbury.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bloomsbury. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Bloomsbury,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bloomsbury.

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