Burrel

//ˈbʌɹəl// name, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Archaic form of bharal (“blue sheep”). alt-of, archaic
  2. 2
    Alternative form of borrel alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A town in north-central Albania, located west of the river Mat in the Mat river valley; it is the seat of the municipality of Mat and the former seat of the defunct Mat district.
  2. 2
    A municipal unit of the municipality of Mat in the county of Dibër, Albania.
  3. 3
    An unincorporated community in Fresno County, California, United States. Former spelling: Burrell

Synonyms

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the city of apples

Etymology

Borrowed from Albanian Burrel, probably from bërryl (“elbow”) (from Proto-Albanian *bōrei ulnā, compound of *bōrei (“bow”) and *ulnā (“forearm”)), which could refer to the bend in the national road SH6 as it goes through the town centre.

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