Meaning of Milton Keynes | Babel Free

Definitions

1. Originally a village in Buckinghamshire, now a purpose-built city in central England, United Kingdom, containing the towns of Bletchley, Wolverton, Stony Stratford, and many smaller villages.
2. A unitary authority and borough with city status (City of Milton Keynes) in Buckinghamshire.
3. A civil parish (served by Broughton and Milton Keynes Parish Council) for the village within the City of Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire (OS grid ref SP8839).

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Examples

“A Milton Keynes is up against a long-term cost disadvantage.”

“Now a Milton Keynes resident knows a concrete cow when he sees one but . . .”

“They are now displayed in a Milton Keynes park near the railway line.”

“Without official recognition Gatwick has become the Milton Keynes of the south side of London, and Stansted looks set to be the same for the north-east.”

“Nearby was the tidier town of Tychy, a faceless Milton Keynes type of place without the roundabouts.”

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