Poundbury

释义与例句

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    An experimental new town on the outskirts of Dorchester, Dorset, England (OS grid ref SY6790).

词源

Named after "Poundbury Farm", which was the name of the land where the new development was built. Poundbury itself derives from Old English *pund (“enclosure”) + byriġ (“stronghold”). Note that this meaning of pound refers to a place meant for the detention of stray or wandering animals.

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