Middlesbrough
English
Etymology
From Old English middel (“middle”) + Old English burh (“fortified place”), equivalent to middle + -s- + -b(o)rough. Doublet of Middleburg and Middlebury. Cf. also Middelburg.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmɪdəlzbɹə/, (sometimes proscribed) /ˈmɪdəlzˌbʌɹə/
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Proper noun
Middlesbrough
- A town, unitary authority, and borough in North Yorkshire, England, situated on the River Tees.
- 2005 August 19, James Sturcke, quoting Stuart Bell, “Mowlam a political ‘lioness’”, in The Guardian[1], →ISSN, archived from the original on 10 November 2023:
- The Middlesbrough Labour MP, Stuart Bell, a political and personal friend, said: "Mo was a lioness both in terms of the Labour party and politics nationally. She cut to the quick with any issue and proved herself a stateswoman of the highest order when seeking to negotiate the Northern Ireland Good Friday agreement.