Buckinghamshire

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UK/ˈbʌk.ɪŋ.əm.ʃə(ɹ)/

proper noun

An inland county of England bounded by Northamptonshire, Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire, Greater London, Berkshire and Oxfordshire.

OriginOld English Buccingahāmsċīr →
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alternative abbreviation Bucks · alternative abbreviation Bucks. · alternative abbreviation Bck.

  1. An inland county of England bounded by Northamptonshire, Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire, Greater London, Berkshire and Oxfordshire.

    The flames will then be joined together next week at Stoke Mandeville in Buckinghamshire, the home of the Paralympics, and the united flame will make its final journey to London for the opening of the 14th Paralympic Games next Wednesday.

    2012 August 21, Alexandra Topping, “Paralympic flames light up countdown to biggest Games in history”, in The Guardian
  2. Buckinghamshire Council, a local government unitary authority which replaced the county council in 2020 in all of Buckinghamshire except Milton Keynes.

Origin

  1. Old EnglishBuccingahāmsċīr“district of Bucca's home”
  2. EnglishBuckinghamshire

From Old English Buccingahāmsċīr (“district of Bucca's home”), from Buccingahām + sċīr, first element from Bucca (see bucca (“he-goat”)) + -inga + ham. By surface analysis, Buckingham + -shire.

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APA

Buckinghamshire. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Buckinghamshire

MLA

“Buckinghamshire.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Buckinghamshire. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Buckinghamshire,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Buckinghamshire.

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