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Burke County

Burke County proper noun: one of 159 counties in Georgia, United States. County seat: Waynesboro. Named after Edmund Burke.

Proper noun

Burke County

  1. One of 159 counties in Georgia, United States. County seat: Waynesboro. Named after Edmund Burke.
  2. One of 100 counties in North Carolina, United States. County seat: Morganton. Named after Thomas Burke.
  3. One of 53 counties in North Dakota, United States. County seat: Bowbells. Named after John Burke.

Questions about Burke County

What does Burke County mean?
Burke County means one of 159 counties in Georgia, United States. County seat: Waynesboro. Named after Edmund Burke.
What part of speech is Burke County?
Burke County is a proper noun.

Words near Burke County in the dictionary

  1. Burkart
  2. Burkarts
  3. burkas
  4. burkavidin
  5. burke
  6. Burke County
  7. Burke's Barrage
  8. Burkean
  9. Burkeans
  10. burked
  11. Burkeen

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