Shaftesbury

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UK/ˈʃæftsbɹɪ/

proper noun

A town and civil parish with a town council in north Dorset, England (OS grid ref ST8623).

OriginOld English Sċeaftesburg →
Less commonScrabble 22
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A town and civil parish with a town council in north Dorset, England (OS grid ref ST8623).
  2. A community and ward in Newport, Wales.
  3. An English earldom.

Origin

  1. Old EnglishSċeaftesburg
  2. EnglishShaftesbury

From Old English Sċeaftesburg.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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