Tisbury

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proper noun

A village and civil parish in south-west Wiltshire, England (OS grid ref ST9429).

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proper noun
  1. A village and civil parish in south-west Wiltshire, England (OS grid ref ST9429).
  2. A suburb of Invercargill, Southland, New Zealand.
  3. A town on Martha's Vineyard, Dukes County, Massachusetts, United States.

Origin

From Old English personal name *Tyssi, genitive case *Tysses + byriġ, the dative case of burh (“fortified place”).

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APA

Tisbury. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Tisbury

MLA

“Tisbury.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Tisbury. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Tisbury,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Tisbury.

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