Shrewsbury

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UK/ˈʃɹəʊzbɹi/UK/ˈʃɹuːzbɹi/US/ˈʃɹoʊzbəɹi/US/ˈʃɹuzbəɹi/

proper noun

A large market town, the county town of Shropshire, England (OS grid ref SJ4912).

OriginOld English Sċrobbesburh →
Less commonScrabble 21
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A large market town, the county town of Shropshire, England (OS grid ref SJ4912).

    League One side Shrewsbury Town have signed Norwich City central midfielder Ben Godfrey on loan until January.

    2017 August 24, “Ben Godfrey: Shrewsbury Town sign Norwich City midfielder on loan until January”, in BBC Sport, archived from the original on 12 Nov 2017, retrieved 02 Sep 2026
  2. A civil parish with a town council which includes the town in Shropshire, which partly replaced Shrewsbury and Atcham District when it was abolished in 2009.
  3. A small hamlet in Chatham-Kent municipality, south-western Ontario, Canada.
  4. A ghost town in Gore township, Argenteuil Regional County Municipality, Quebec, Canada.
  5. A hamlet in Portland parish, Jamaica.
  6. A number of places in the United States:
    1. A declining rural unincorporated community in Grayson County, Kentucky.
    2. A former unincorporated community in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana; a suburb of New Orleans.
    3. A town in Worcester County, Massachusetts.
    4. A city in St. Louis County, Missouri; an inner suburb of St. Louis.
    5. A township in Monmouth County, New Jersey, which has shrunk in size since 1693.
    6. A borough in eastern Monmouth County, New Jersey, formed in 1926 from the township.
    7. An unincorporated community in Upper Freehold Township, in southwestern Monmouth County, New Jersey.
    8. An estuary in Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States.
    9. A borough in York County, Pennsylvania.
    10. Three townships in Pennsylvania, in Lycoming County, Sullivan County and York County.
    11. A town in Rutland County, Vermont.
    12. A census-designated place and unincorporated community in Kanawha County, West Virginia.
  7. An English earldom.

Origin

  1. Old EnglishSċrobbesburh
  2. EnglishShrewsbury

From Old English Sċrobbesburh (literally “fort in the scrubland region”), from *sċrob (“shrub, scrub”) + burh. Compare Shropshire from Sċrobbesċīr, short form of Sċrobbesbyriġ sċīr (literally “shire of Shrewsbury”).

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Translations

Arabic شروزبري
  • شروزبري (shruzibri)town in Shropshire, England
Bulgarian Шрусбъри
  • Шрусбъри (Šrusbări)town in Shropshire, England
Chinese Cantonese 梳士貝利 /梳士贝利
  • 梳士貝利 /梳士贝利town in Shropshire, England
Chinese Mandarin 什魯斯伯里 /什鲁斯伯里
  • 什魯斯伯里 /什鲁斯伯里 (Shílǔsībólǐ)town in Shropshire, England
Hebrew שרוסברי
  • שרוסבריtown in Shropshire, England
Hindi श्रूस्ब्री
  • श्रूस्ब्री (śrūsbrī)town in Shropshire, England
Irish Sriúsbaire
  • Sriúsbairetown in Shropshire, England
Japanese シュルーズベリー
  • シュルーズベリーtown in Shropshire, England
Korean 슈루즈베리
  • 슈루즈베리 (syurujeuberi)town in Shropshire, England
Latin Salopia
  • Salopiatown in Shropshire, England
Lithuanian Šrousberis, Šrusberis
  • Šrousberistown in Shropshire, England
  • Šrusberistown in Shropshire, England
Persian شروزبری
  • شروزبریtown in Shropshire, England
Russian Шрусбери
  • Шрусбери (Šrusberi)town in Shropshire, England
Thai ชรุสบึรี
  • ชรุสบึรีtown in Shropshire, England
Ukrainian Шрусбері
  • Шрусбері (Šrusberi)town in Shropshire, England
Urdu شروزبری
  • شروزبریtown in Shropshire, England
Welsh Amwythig, Yr Amwythig
  • Amwythigtown in Shropshire, England
  • Yr Amwythigtown in Shropshire, England
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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