Bunbury

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Australia/ˈbɐnb(ə)ɹiː/Australia/ˈbɐmb(ə)ɹiː/

proper noun

A surname.

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A surname.
  2. A village and civil parish in Cheshire East, Cheshire, England (OS grid ref SJ5658).
  3. A port city and local government area in the South West region, Western Australia.
verbBunbury (third-person singular simple present Bunburies, present participle Bunburying, simple past and past participle Bunburied)

present singular third person Bunburies · participle present Bunburying · participle past Bunburied · past Bunburied

  1. To practice Bunburying.

    I suspected that, my dear fellow! I have Bunburyed all over Shropshire on two separate occasions. Now, go on. Why are you Ernest in town and Jack in the country?

    1895, Oscar Wilde, The Importance of Being Earnest […] , [Act I]
Cite this entry
APA

Bunbury. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bunbury

MLA

“Bunbury.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bunbury. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Bunbury,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bunbury.

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