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Burbank

Burbank proper noun: a surname.

Proper noun

Burbank

  1. A surname.
  2. A city in the San Fernando Valley, Los Angeles County, California.
    • California joins New York, Maryland, Massachusetts, and Rhode Island in banning declawing statewide, according to the Los Angeles Times. Several California cities, including Los Angeles, San Francisco, Berkeley, Burbank, Culver City, Santa Monica, Beverly Hills, and West Hollywood, had previously...2025 October 9, Angelique Brenes, “California bans declawing cats under new state law signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom”, in KTLA5, archived from the original on 12 Oct 2025
  3. A city in Illinois.
  4. A town in Oklahoma.
  5. A suburb of Brisbane, Australia.
  6. A village in Ohio.
  7. A census-designated place in Santa Clara County, California, United States.

Noun

Burbank (uncountable)

  1. A heavy cotton canvas, used for convertible tops for cars in the early 20th century
    • The rain drummed hard on the roof of the car and the burbank top began to leak.1939, Raymond Chandler, The Big Sleep, →ISBN, page 30

Origin of Burbank

"The bur-covered riverbank", from bur + bank.

Words formed from Burbank

Phrases with Burbank

Questions about Burbank

What does Burbank mean?
Burbank means a surname.
What part of speech is Burbank?
Burbank can be a proper noun or a noun.

Words near Burbank in the dictionary

  1. Burbachs
  2. Burback
  3. Burbacks
  4. Burbage
  5. Burbages
  6. Burbank
  7. Burbankian
  8. Burbankism
  9. burbankite
  10. burbankites
  11. burbark

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