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Burniston

Burniston proper noun: a village and civil parish in Scarborough district, North Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref TA0193).

Proper noun

Burniston (countable and uncountable, plural Burnistons)

  1. A village and civil parish in Scarborough district, North Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref TA0193).
  2. A habitational surname from Old English.

Forms of Burniston

pluralBurnistons

Origin of Burniston

From the Old English personal name Brȳning + -s- + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

Questions about Burniston

What does Burniston mean?
Burniston means a village and civil parish in Scarborough district, North Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref TA0193).
What part of speech is Burniston?
Burniston is a proper noun.

Words near Burniston in the dictionary

  1. burnishing
  2. burnishings
  3. burnishment
  4. burnishments
  5. burnisht
  6. Burniston
  7. Burnistons
  8. burnlet
  9. burnlets
  10. Burnley
  11. burnlike

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