Abingdon

[ ab-ing-duh n ]

/ ˈæb ɪŋ dən /

a town in S Oxfordshire, in S England, on the Thames: site of Benedictine abbey founded 7th century a.d.

Example sentences from the Web for abingdon

All he did was dining at the ordinary at Abingdon; and he got into parliament for the moderate sum of eighteen-pence!

Portraits of Curious Characters in London, &c. &c. |Anonymous
Now it happened that an outbreak of the sweating sickness in 1517 drove the King and his court from London to Abingdon.

Oxford and its Story |Cecil Headlam
Mike had never been at Abingdon, and would therefore be unknown there.

Friends, though divided |G. A. Henty
Thus, among the Abingdon charters there are two of Edward the Martyr, one of vii.

The English Village Community |Frederic Seebohm

Moreover, in Benedictine houses of later date, as for instance at Abingdon and Evesham, the word is constantly employed.

The Care of Books |John Willis Clark

Abingdon

/ (ˈæbɪŋdən) /

a market town in S England, in Oxfordshire. Pop: 36 010 (2001)