Bracknell
a town in E Berkshire, in S England.
Contemporary Examples
Brian Bedford Interviewed on The Importance of Being Earnest Kevin Sessums January 21, 2011
Brian Bedford Interviewed on The Importance of Being Earnest Kevin Sessums January 21, 2011
Historical Examples
The Lady of North Star Ottwell J. Binns
The Real Shelley, Vol. II (of 2) John Cordy Jeaffreson
In Defense of Harriet Shelley Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens)
The Lady of North Star Ottwell J. Binns
The Lady of North Star Ottwell J. Binns
The Lady of North Star Ottwell J. Binns
The Lady of North Star Ottwell J. Binns
The Lady of North Star Ottwell J. Binns
noun
a town in SE England, in Bracknell Forest unitary authority, Berkshire, designated a new town in 1949. Pop: 70 795 (2001)
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