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Marlborough
MAWLB-ruh
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1
A market town in Wiltshire, England.
"They stopped in Marlborough for lunch on the drive to Bath."
2
A wine-growing region on New Zealand's South Island, famous for Sauvignon Blanc.
"The bottle was a crisp Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc."
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Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishThe name of a town in England and a well-known wine region in New Zealand.
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Etymology
From Old English marl (a type of clay-rich soil) plus burgh, "fortified town" — a place near marl deposits.