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Burnley

//ˈbɜː(ɹ)nli// name

Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A market town in Lancashire, England.
  2. 2
    A local government district with borough status of Lancashire, formed in 1974, with its headquarters in the town.
  3. 3
    A community in Alnwick/Haldimand township, Ontario, Canada.
  4. 4
    An unincorporated community in Albemarle County, Virginia, United States.
  5. 5
    A suburb of Melbourne in the City of Yarra, Victoria, Australia.
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  1. 6
    A surname.

Etymology

From Brun (a river name meaning "brown") + Old English lēah (“meadow, clearing”).

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