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Waterbury

Waterbury

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A city in west central Connecticut in the United States known for its past brass industry
  • proper noun
  • /ˈwɔːtərˌbɛri/
: Waterbury
  • William "Billy" Smolinski was a 31-year-old resident of Waterbury, Conn., when he went missing on Aug. 24, 2004.
  • Waterbury, Connecticut

Examples

  • Brian Trent is a professional journalist who lives in Waterbury, Connecticut, and writes about regional issues.

  • Candy says she grew up in Waterbury and has never known her father.

    Academic text (1997)

  • I drive out with Kip to Waterbury, keeping him company for the one thing he has to do.

    Fiction book (1996)

  • The bait is licensed and distributed by Waterbury Companies, Inc., of Waterbury, Connecticut.

    Academic text (2004)

  • I grew up in Waterbury, CT with my, my grandmother and also in Greenwich Village with my dad.

  • Miller agreed, driving regularly from Waterbury to West Hartford to fulfill his commitment.

    Blog text (24)

  • Brian Trent is a professional journalist, essayist, and novelist who lives in Waterbury, Connecticut.

    Academic text (2004)

  • Candy says she grew up in Waterbury, a city in Connecticut known for its history in the brass industry.

  • I drive out with Kip to Waterbury, where he has a meeting regarding local economic development.

Surface Forms

Waterbury main

Morphology

Waterbury = water + bury (opaque) = water + bury

Although built from 'water' + place-name element 'bury', as a city name it is an arbitrary toponym and learners cannot reliably infer referential meaning from the parts.

Etymology

Waterbury comes from two old English parts: water meaning 'water' and bury meaning 'town' or 'fort'. So Waterbury simply means 'a town by the water', which fits the Connecticut city that grew near rivers and became known as the 'Brass City'.