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Burgeo

Syllables: Bur·geo/ˈbɜːɹ.d͡ʒoʊ/

Burgeo proper noun: a town in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.

Proper noun

Burgeo

  1. A town in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.

Origin of Burgeo

A corruption of Portuguese Mill Virgines (“thousand virgins”), a toponym originally applied to the Burgeo Islands.

Questions about Burgeo

What does Burgeo mean?
Burgeo means a town in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
What part of speech is Burgeo?
Burgeo is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Burgeo?
Burgeo is pronounced /ˈbɜːɹ.d͡ʒoʊ/.

Words near Burgeo in the dictionary

  1. burgee
  2. burgees
  3. Burgener
  4. Burgeners
  5. Burgenland
  6. Burgeo
  7. burgeois
  8. burgeon
  9. burgeoned
  10. burgeonest
  11. burgeoneth

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