Glastonbury
pronunciation
How to pronounce Glastonbury in British English:
UK 
How to pronounce Glastonbury in American English:
US
Word Origin
- Glastonbury
- town in Somersetshire, famous as a prehistoric site, Old English Glestingabyrig, Glastingburi (725), "Stronghold (Old English byrig, dative of burh) of the people (Old English -inga-) living at Glaston," a Celtic name, possibly meaning "woad place."
Example
- 1. At the glastonbury festival , the news that jackson had died spread across the site in minutes .
- 2. The sun begins to rise over the somerset levels looking towards pilton on oct. 13 near glastonbury , england .
- 3. The sun sets above the teepee field as music fans start to arrive at the glastonbury festival site at worthy farm , pilton on june 24 , 2009 in glastonbury , somerset , england .
- 4. Ever more festivals have been an important part of this resurgence , from glastonbury to womad all around the world , across every genre .
- 5. Last week , the british science festival ( imagine glastonbury without the rock stars , the drugs or much dancing ) grappled with the issue of the shared marital bed and concluded that it was a terrible idea .