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Peterborough

name
/ˈpiːtə(ɹ)bəɹə/

Etymology

From Peter + -borough, referring to Saint Peter the Apostle. Doublet of Petersburg.

  1. derived from πέτρᾱ — “rock formation; stone”
  2. derived from sāl petrae
  3. derived from salpetra
  4. derived from salpetre
  5. inherited from salpeter
  6. derived from *pesd-✻ — “to break wind softly”
  7. derived from pēditum — “flatus, fart”
  8. derived from péter — “to explode; to break wind, fart”
  9. suffixed as peterborough — “Peter + borough”

Definitions

  1. A cathedral city, unitary authority, and borough of Cambridgeshire, England.

  2. A town in South Australia, Australia.

  3. A town on the Great Ocean Road, Victoria, Australia.

  4. ›+ 2 more definitions

    1. An independent city, the county seat of Peterborough County, Southern Ontario, Canada,…

      An independent city, the county seat of Peterborough County, Southern Ontario, Canada, named in honour of Peter Robinson.

    2. A town in Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, United States.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA