Glas·ton·bur·y (gl s t n-b r  )1. A town of southwest England south-southwest of Bristol. There are extensive remains of an Iron Age village nearby. Glastonbury is the traditional site of King Arthur's Isle of Avalon. 2. A city of central Connecticut southeast of Hartford. Settled in 1650, it is a manufacturing center. Population: 33,000. |
Glastonbury [ˈglæstənbərɪ -brɪ]
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(Placename) 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.: 7747 (1991)
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