What does "burlington" mean?
A town in Newfoundland, Newfoundland and Labrador.
Burlington
/ˈbɝ.lɪŋ.tən/ name
name ·Moderate ·College level
Meaning at a glance
- Primary sense: A town in Newfoundland, Newfoundland and Labrador.
- Grammar: burlington is listed as name.
- Nearest alternatives: city, family name, last name, municipality.
- Useful contrasts: forename, full-price store, rural area.
- Usage evidence: In a normal city, cars roll through these situations; if they see an opening, they take it. But this is Burlington, one of the most socially enlightened cities in America, and drivers here are aware that America has degenerated into a car-obsessed culture, where developers pave over paradise to put up parking lots; […].
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Definitions
Proper Noun
- 1 A town in Newfoundland, Newfoundland and Labrador.
- 2 A community in Nova Scotia.
- 3 A city in Ontario; named for Bridlington, Yorkshire (formerly "Burlington").
- 4 A number of places in the United States:; A city, the shire town of Chittenden County, Vermont; the largest city in Vermont; perhaps named for Richard Boyle, 3rd Earl of Burlington, or the prominent Burling family of New York.
"In a normal city, cars roll through these situations; if they see an opening, they take it. But this is Burlington, one of the most socially enlightened cities in America, and drivers here are aware that America has degenerated into a car-obsessed culture, where developers pave over paradise to put up parking lots; […]."
- 5 A number of places in the United States:; A town in Hartford County, Connecticut.
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- 6 A number of places in the United States:; A home rule municipality, the county seat of Kit Carson County, Colorado.
- 7 A number of places in the United States:; A village in Kane County, Illinois.
- 8 A number of places in the United States:; A small town in Carroll County, Indiana; named for Burlington, a Wyandot chief.
- 9 A number of places in the United States:; A city, the county seat of Des Moines County, Iowa; named for the city in Vermont.
- 10 A number of places in the United States:; A city, the county seat of Coffey County, Kansas; named for the city in Vermont.
- 11 A number of places in the United States:; A census-designated place, the county seat of Boone County, Kentucky.
- 12 A number of places in the United States:; A small town in Penobscot County, Maine.
- 13 A number of places in the United States:; A town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts; said to be named for Bridlington, Yorkshire.
- 14 A number of places in the United States:; A village in Calhoun County, Michigan.
- 15 A number of places in the United States:; A city in Burlington County, New Jersey; a suburb of Philadelphia; named for Bridlington, Yorkshire.
- 16 A number of places in the United States:; A town in New York; named for the city in New Jersey.
- 17 A number of places in the United States:; A city in Alamance County and Guilford County, North Carolina.
- 18 A number of places in the United States:; A small city in Ward County, North Dakota; named for the city in Iowa.
- 19 A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Fulton County, Ohio.
- 20 A number of places in the United States:; A census-designated place in Lawrence County, Ohio; named for the city in Vermont.
- 21 A number of places in the United States:; A small town in Alfalfa County, Oklahoma.
- 22 A number of places in the United States:; A small borough of Bradford County, Pennsylvania.
- 23 A number of places in the United States:; A city in Skagit County, Washington.
- 24 A number of places in the United States:; A census-designated place in Mineral County, West Virginia.
- 25 A number of places in the United States:; A city in Racine County and Walworth County, Wisconsin; named for the city in Vermont.
- 26 A number of places in the United States:; A town in Racine County, Wisconsin.
- 27 A number of places in the United States:; A small town in Big Horn County, Wyoming.
- 28 A number of places in the United States:; A number of townships in the United States, listed under Burlington Township.
- 29 Abbreviation of Earl of Burlington. abbreviation, alt-of
- 30 Ellipsis of Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad. abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis
"One night, October 17, 1944, Burlington coupled 82 cars of Christmas mail for servicemen behind an O5A!"
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Example
"In a normal city, cars roll through these situations; if they see an opening, they take it. But this is Burlington, one of the most socially enlightened cities in America, and drivers here are aware that America has degenerated into a car-obsessed culture, where developers pave over paradise to put up parking lots; […]."
Common questions
What is a synonym for "burlington"?
Common synonyms include: city, family name, last name, municipality, retailer, store.
How do you use "burlington" in a sentence?
In a normal city, cars roll through these situations; if they see an opening, they take it. But this is Burlington, one of the most socially enlightened cities in America, and drivers here are aware that America has degenerated into a car-obsessed culture, where developers pave over paradise to put up parking lots; […].
How do you pronounce "burlington"?
Pronounced /ˈbɝ.lɪŋ.tən/.
Etymology
From Burling + -ton. The town in Newfoundland derives from a variant of the name Bridlington in Yorkshire and may have been informed by the name of Burlington, Ontario.