AVEBURY

Meaning of AVEBURY in English

a village in Wiltshire , England, where there is an important prehistoric monument. This consists of Silbury Hill and a circle of standing stones that is much larger than Stonehenge . Avebury was made a World Heritage Site in 1986.

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AVEBURY — County: Wiltshire Post Code: SN8
UK Post Codes and Counties English vocabulary
AVEBURY — I. biographical name 1st Baron, II. geographical name village S England in Wiltshire E of Bristol; has megalithic remains
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
AVEBURY — Village, Wiltshire , England, lying partly within one of the largest prehistoric sites in Europe. The site occupies 28.5 acres …
Английский словарь Британика
AVEBURY — /ayv"beuh ree/ , n. 1. Baron . See Lubbock, Sir John . 2. Also, Abury . a village in Wiltshire, …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
AVEBURY — I. Avebury biographical name 1st Baron — see Lubbock II. Ave·bury ˈāv-b(ə-)rē, US also -ˌber-ē geographical name village S England …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
AVEBURY — archaeological site in Kennet district, administrative and historic county of Wiltshire, England, some 18.5 miles (30 km) north of Stonehenge. …
Britannica English vocabulary
AVEBURY — Avebury BrE AmE ˈeɪv b ə r‿i AmE \ -ˌber i —locally also ˈeɪb ə r‿i
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
AVEBURY — Ave ‧ bu ‧ ry /ˈeɪvb ə ri $ -beri/ BrE AmE a village in Wiltshire, in southern England, where …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
AVEBURY — Village, Wiltshire , England, lying partly within one of the largest prehistoric sites in Europe. The site occupies 28.5 acres …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
AVEBURY — Эйвбери (деревня в графстве Уилтшир, в кот. находится известный мегалитический комплекс; поблизости стоит большой курган Силбери-Хилл (Silbury Hill)
Англо-Русский словарь Britain
AVEBURY — Эйвбери (деревня в графстве Уилтшир, в кот. находится известный мегалитический комплекс; поблизости стоит большой курган Силбери-Хилл [Silbury Hill])
Великобритания - Лингвострановедческий словарь
AVEBURY — Pronunciation: ' ā v-b( ə -)r ē , US also - ˌ ber- ē Function: geographical name village S England …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
AVEBURY — Function: biographical name 1st Baron ― see LUBBOCK
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
MENHIR — Type of ancient megalithic stone monument (see megalith ). Menhirs were simple upright stones, sometimes of great size, erected chiefly …
Английский словарь Британика
MEGALITH — Huge, often undressed stone used in various types of Bronze Age monuments. The most ancient form of megalithic construction is …
Английский словарь Британика
SILBURY HILL — /sil"ber'ee, -beuh ree/ the largest prehistoric artificial mound in Europe, located near Avebury, England, and dating from 2600 B.C.
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
LUBBOCK — /lub"euhk/ , n. 1. Sir John, 1st Baron Avebury , 1834-1913, English author, natural scientist, and statesman. 2. a city …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
ABURY — /ay"beuh ree/ , n. Avebury (def. 2).
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
ROOD SCREEN — in Western architecture, element of a Christian church of the Middle Ages or early Renaissance that separated the choir or …
Britannica English vocabulary
MEGALITH — Menhir with representation of a male figure, stone, Neolithic era. In the Muse Fenaille, huge, often undressed stone used in …
Britannica English vocabulary
WILTSHIRE — administrative, geographic, and historic county of southern England, on a low plateau draining into the basins of the Bristol Channel, …
Britannica English vocabulary
STUKELEY, WILLIAM — born Nov. 7, 1687, Holbeach, Lincolnshire, Eng. died March 3, 1765, London English antiquary and physician whose studies of the …
Britannica English vocabulary
STONEHENGE — archaeological site located about 18.5 miles (30 km) south of the Avebury site and 8 miles (13 km) northwest of …
Britannica English vocabulary
KENNET — district, administrative and historic county of Wiltshire, southern England, in the east-central part of the county, about midway between Bristol …
Britannica English vocabulary
ICKNIELD WAY — famous prehistoric trackway across England from Norfolk to Wiltshire, following dry ground along the East Anglian ridge, the Chiltern Hills, …
Britannica English vocabulary
DOWNS — rounded and grass-covered hills in southern England that are typically composed of chalk. The name comes from the Old English …
Britannica English vocabulary
AUBREY, JOHN — born March 12, 1626, Easton Piercy, Wiltshire, Eng. died June 1697, Oxford antiquarian and writer, best known for his vivid, …
Britannica English vocabulary
TAKE — v. & n. --v. (took; taken) 1 tr. lay hold of; get into one's hands. 2 tr. acquire, get possession …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
TAKE — v. & n. v. (took; taken) 1 tr. lay hold of; get into one's hands. 2 tr. acquire, get possession …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
TAKE — v. & n. --v. (took; taken) 1. tr. lay hold of; get into one's hands. 2 tr. acquire, get possession …
Oxford English vocab
WINDY — adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES windy/stormy ▪ In windy weather, water from the fountain is blown onto the paths. COLLOCATIONS …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
STONE AGE BRITAIN — The earliest archaeological remains found in Britain are tools thought to have been made before 12000 BC, when Britain was …
Oxford Guide to British and American Culture English vocabulary

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