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Definitions

Proper Noun

1. 1
   The Buckingham Palace.
2. 2
   A place name:; A town in Buckinghamshire, England.
3. 3
   A place name:; A former city in Quebec, Canada, merged into Gatineau in 2002.
4. 4
   A place name:; A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Colorado, named after a railroad official.
5. 5
   A place name:; A number of places in the United States:; A census-designated place in Florida.

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6. 6
   A place name:; A number of places in the United States:; A village in Illinois.
7. 7
   A place name:; A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Iowa, named after Buckingham County, VA.
8. 8
   A place name:; A number of places in the United States:; A township in Bucks County, Pennsylvania.
9. 9
   A place name:; A number of places in the United States:; A township in Wayne County, Pennsylvania.
10. 10
    A place name:; A number of places in the United States:; A former city in Texas, now part of Richardson, Texas.
11. 11
    A place name:; A number of places in the United States:; A census-designated place, the county seat of Buckingham County, Virginia.
12. 12
    A dukedom in the English peerage.
13. 13
    A habitational surname from Old English derived from the place name.

Example

More examples

"The Queen lives in Buckingham Palace."

Etymology

From Old English Buccingahām, from the personal name Bucca (see bucca (“he-goat”)) + -ing (“belonging to”) + hām (“home”).

Related phrases

Buckingham CountyBuckingham Palacebuckingham countycounty seatplace name

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