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Burnley

/ˈbɜː(ɹ)nli/

Burnley proper noun: a market town in Lancashire, England.

Proper noun

Burnley

  1. A market town in Lancashire, England.
  2. A local government district with borough status of Lancashire, formed in 1974, with its headquarters in the town.
  3. A community in Alnwick/Haldimand township, Ontario, Canada.
  4. An unincorporated community in Albemarle County, Virginia, United States.
  5. A suburb of Melbourne in the City of Yarra, Victoria, Australia.
  6. A surname.

Origin of Burnley

From Brun (a river name meaning "brown") + Old English lēah (“meadow, clearing”).

Questions about Burnley

What does Burnley mean?
Burnley means a market town in Lancashire, England.
What part of speech is Burnley?
Burnley is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Burnley?
Burnley is pronounced /ˈbɜː(ɹ)nli/.

Words near Burnley in the dictionary

  1. burnisht
  2. Burniston
  3. Burnistons
  4. burnlet
  5. burnlets
  6. Burnley
  7. burnlike
  8. Burnmouth
  9. burnoff
  10. burnoffs
  11. Burnomania

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