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Burkesville

Burkesville proper noun: a city, the county seat of Cumberland County, Kentucky, United States.

Proper noun

Burkesville

  1. A city, the county seat of Cumberland County, Kentucky, United States.

Origin of Burkesville

Named after Isham Burk, a prominent citizen.

Questions about Burkesville

What does Burkesville mean?
Burkesville means a city, the county seat of Cumberland County, Kentucky, United States.
What part of speech is Burkesville?
Burkesville is a proper noun.

Words near Burkesville in the dictionary

  1. Burkert
  2. Burkerts
  3. burkes
  4. Burkes Bridge
  5. Burkes Flat
  6. Burkesville
  7. Burket
  8. Burkets
  9. Burkett
  10. Burketts
  11. Burkettville

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