Meanings
proper noun
- A town in Leighton-Linslade parish, Central Bedfordshire district, Bedfordshire, England (OS grid ref SP9225).
Origin
Buzzard is from the surname de Busar (see Wikipedia), not from the bird of the same name.
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APA
Leighton Buzzard. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Leighton%20Buzzard
MLA
“Leighton Buzzard.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Leighton%20Buzzard. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Leighton Buzzard,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Leighton%20Buzzard.
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