Milton Keynes

Milton Keynes

English

Etymology

From an earlier "Middleton Caynes" when the village was in the manor of the "de Cahaines" family.[1]

Proper noun

Milton Keynes

1. Originally a village in Buckinghamshire, now a purpose-built city in central England, United Kingdom, containing the towns of Bletchley, Wolverton, Stony Stratford, and many smaller villages.

   Synonym: (abbreviation) MK

   • 1975, Built environment quarterly:

     A Milton Keynes is up against a long-term cost disadvantage.

   • 1990, Nick Meers, Sue Seddon, "Enigmatic England":

     Now a Milton Keynes resident knows a concrete cow when he sees one but . . .

   • 1998, Ruth H. Finnegan, Tales of the city: a study of narrative and urban life:

     They are now displayed in a Milton Keynes park near the railway line.

   • 2005, Brian Edwards, The modern airport terminal: new approaches to airport architecture:

     Without official recognition Gatwick has become the Milton Keynes of the south side of London, and Stansted looks set to be the same for the north-east.

   • 2008, Dave Spencer, A smudge on my lens:

     Nearby was the tidier town of Tychy, a faceless Milton Keynes type of place without the roundabouts.

2. A unitary authority (Borough of Milton Keynes) in Buckinghamshire.

Translations

city

Chinese: Mandarin: 米尔顿凯恩斯 Russian: Милтон-Кинс (Milton-Kins)

References

1. As seen in a legal record of the 15th century: National Archives; Plea Roll, court of Common Pleas; CP 40 / 0717, for 1440; third entry, first line.