Glastonbury
Americannoun
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a town of southwest England, in whose vicinity the ruins of an important Iron Age lake village have been found and to which in folklore both King Arthur and Joseph of Arimathea have been linked, the latter as the founder of the abbey there.
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Glastonbury Festival, a performing arts festival held annually in southwest England.
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a town in central Connecticut whose western boundary is formed by the Connecticut River.
noun
Etymology
Origin of Glastonbury
Old English Glestingaburg, from Glestinga, a personal name or ethnonym of disputed origin + burg “fortified town” ( borough ( def. ) )
Example Sentences
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A full moon rises over Glastonbury Tor in Somerset, England.
From BBC
The committee asked why the slur was not edited out of Sunday's Bafta broadcast, what systems are in place to prevent such incidents, why lessons from Glastonbury were not applied at the Baftas, and what steps are being taken to prevent similar instances in the future.
From BBC
The group performed at Glastonbury in 2015 for BBC Introducing.
From BBC
Around the grounds, superstar music acts, hip restaurant link-ups and family fun events have turned the Australian Open into the Glastonbury of tennis - a cultural jamboree blending sport, entertainment and food in one glamorous package.
From BBC
Fans know that Charli XCX did destroy the “Brat” backdrop of her real-life tour, tearing it from the rafters four minutes into her performance at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn and setting it on artificial fire at Glastonbury.
From Los Angeles Times
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