Poundbury

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proper noun

An experimental new town on the outskirts of Dorchester, Dorset, England (OS grid ref SY6790).

OriginOld English byriġ ← Proto-Germanic *burgz ← Proto-Indo-European *bʰérgʰs? →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. An experimental new town on the outskirts of Dorchester, Dorset, England (OS grid ref SY6790).

Origin

  1. Old English*pund
  2. Proto-Indo-European*bʰerǵʰ-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*bʰérǵʰs?
  4. Proto-Indo-European*bʰergʰ-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*bʰérgʰs?
  6. Proto-Germanic*burgz
  7. Old Englishbyriġ
  8. EnglishPoundbury

From Old English *pund (“enclosure”) + byriġ (“stronghold”). Named after Poundbury Farm, which was the name of the land where the new development was built. Note that this meaning of pound refers to a place meant for the detention of stray or wandering animals.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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