English

Proper noun

Milton Keynes (abbreviated as MK)

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

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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.