Beaconsfield

Bea·cons·field

[bee-kuhnz-feeld, bek-uhnz-]
noun
1.
2.
a city in S Quebec, in E Canada: suburb of Montreal.
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Beaconsfield1 (ˈbɛkənzˌfiːld, ˈbiːk-) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
a town in SE England, in Buckinghamshire. Pop: 12 292 (2001)

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Beaconsfield is always a great word to know.
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a chattering or flighty, light-headed person.
an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
Beaconsfield2 (ˈbɛkənzˌfiːld, ˈbiːk-) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
title of (Benjamin) Disraeli 1st Earl of.

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