Burnie

name, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A small brook. Scotland

    "But, Willie, set your fit to mine, / An' cock your crest, / We'll gar our streams an' burnies shine / Up wi' the best."

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname.
  2. 2
    A port city and local government area (City of Burnie) in northern Tasmania, Australia. It was named after William Burnie.

Example

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"Wombat droppings are helping an industrial town in the Australian state of Tasmania to fight the effects of the global financial crisis. Burnie has been hit by repeated rounds of job cuts but despite the gloom, one local industry is growing rapidly — producing handmade paper out of a material no one else wants — wombat dung."

Etymology

From burn + -ie.

Related phrases

South BurnieUpper Burnie

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