Buckinghamshire
Etymology

From Old English Buccingahāmsċīr, from Buccingahāmme + sċīr, first element from Bucca (see bucca ("he-goat")) + inga- + ham.

Pronunciation
  • (British) IPA: /ˈbʌk.ɪŋ.əm.ʃə(ɹ)/
Proper noun
  1. An inland county of England bounded by Northamptonshire, Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire, Greater London, Berkshire and Oxfordshire.
  2. Buckinghamshire Council, a local government unitary authority which replaced the county council in 2020 in all of Buckinghamshire except Milton Keynes.



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