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Blackburn

/ˈblækbəːn/

Blackburn proper noun: a large town in Blackburn with Darwen district, Lancashire, England.

Proper noun

Blackburn (countable and uncountable, plural Blackburns)

  1. A large town in Blackburn with Darwen district, Lancashire, England.
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  2. A village in Aberdeenshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NJ8212).
  3. A town in West Lothian council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS9865).
  4. A suburb of Melbourne in the City of Whitehorse, Victoria, Australia.
  5. An unincorporated community in Washington County, Arkansas, United States.
  6. A small city in Lafayette County and Saline County, Missouri, United States.
  7. A small town in Pawnee County, Oklahoma, United States.
  8. (countable) A habitational surname from Old English.

Forms of Blackburn

pluralBlackburns
alternative formBlackbourn
alternative formBlackburne

Origin of Blackburn

From Old English blæc (“dark”) + burna (“stream”).

Words formed from Blackburn

Questions about Blackburn

What does Blackburn mean?
Blackburn means a large town in Blackburn with Darwen district, Lancashire, England.
What part of speech is Blackburn?
Blackburn is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Blackburn?
Blackburn is pronounced /ˈblækbəːn/ (UK).

Words near Blackburn in the dictionary

  1. Blackbrook
  2. blackbrush
  3. blackbrushes
  4. blackbuck
  5. blackbucks
  6. Blackburn
  7. Blackburn North
  8. Blackburn South
  9. Blackburn with Darwen
  10. Blackburne
  11. Blackburnian

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