Marlborough

English

Etymology

From marl +‎ borough.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈmɔːlbɹə/, /ˈmɑːɹlbɹə/

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Proper noun

Marlborough

1. A town and civil parish with a town council in Wiltshire, England (OS grid ref SU1969).
2. Marlborough College
3. A dukedom in the British peerage.
4. A region and former province in the South Island of New Zealand.
5. Marlborough District, a territorial authority in New Zealand, more or less contiguous with the region.
6. A rural town and locality in the Shire of Livingstone, Queensland, Australia.
7. A neighbourhood in north-east Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
8. A place in the United States:
   1. A town in Hartford County, Connecticut.
   2. A city in Middlesex County, Massachusetts.
   3. A village in St. Louis County, Missouri.
   4. A town and census-designated place therein, in Cheshire County, New Hampshire,
   5. A town in Ulster County, New York, named after John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough.
   6. A township in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania.

Derived terms

• East Marlborough
• Marlborough Sounds

See also

• Marlboro