Tunbridge Wells
/ˌtʌnbrɪdʒ ˈwelz/, /ˌtʌmbrɪdʒ ˈwelz/
/ˌtʌnbrɪdʒ ˈwelz/
- a town in Kent, southern England, which in the 17th and 18th centuries was an important spa town (= one where there are springs of mineral water considered to be healthy to drink). It has a reputation for being a place where many older, middle-class, right-wing people live. see also Disgusted, Tunbridge Wells
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