[ glas-tuhn-ber-ee; for 1 alsoglas-tuhn-buh-ree; for 2 alsoglas-uhn-ber-ee ]
/ ˈglæs tənˌbɛr i; for 1 also ˈglæs tən bə ri; for 2 also ˈglæs ənˌbɛr i /
noun
a borough of SW 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 Arimathaea have been linked, the latter as the founder of the abbey there.
Prince Harry was at the Glastonbury music festival over the weekend with his girlfriend Cressida Bonas.
Prince Harry And Cressida Party Till Dawn At Glastonbury|Tom Sykes|July 1, 2013|DAILY BEAST
I recommended that he should go on into the night, because the nightlife is what Glastonbury is all about.
Prince Harry And Cressida Party Till Dawn At Glastonbury|Tom Sykes|July 1, 2013|DAILY BEAST
An image of a house in Glastonbury, Conn., shot by Philip Trager in 1976, when he went around the state documenting its buildings.
Philip Trager's New England Candor|Blake Gopnik|January 16, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Appointed Abbot of Glastonbury in 945, he began to reform the monastic life by restoring the early purity and simplicity.
The Rise of the Mediaeval Church|Alexander Clarence Flick
And yet the visit of Glastonbury had been an event, and he could not refrain from pondering over it.
Henrietta Temple|Benjamin Disraeli
He was buried at Glastonbury, an abbey he had greatly befriended.
From John O'Groats to Land's End|Robert Naylor and John Naylor
In the year one thousand xvj, the coronation of Edward the third iron-side, at Kyngeston, and his burial at Glastonbury.
A Chronicle of London from 1089 to 1483|Anonymous
The Glastonbury thorn was the first thing she really looked at.
Love and Life|Charlotte M. Yonge
British Dictionary definitions for Glastonbury
Glastonbury
/ (ˈɡlæstənbərɪ, -brɪ) /
noun
a town in SW England, in Somerset: remains of prehistoric lake villages; the reputed burial place of King Arthur; site of a ruined Benedictine abbey, probably the oldest in England. Pop: 8429 (2001)