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Burslem

Burslem proper noun: a town within the city of Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England (OS grid ref SJ8749).

Proper noun

Burslem

  1. A town within the city of Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England (OS grid ref SJ8749).

Origin of Burslem

From Old English Burgweard (“a personal name”) + -s- + Proto-Celtic *limos (“elm”).

Questions about Burslem

What does Burslem mean?
Burslem means a town within the city of Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England (OS grid ref SJ8749).
What part of speech is Burslem?
Burslem is a proper noun.

Words near Burslem in the dictionary

  1. bursiform
  2. bursitides
  3. bursitis
  4. bursitises
  5. Bursledon
  6. Burslem
  7. burso-
  8. bursocentesis
  9. bursographic
  10. bursography
  11. Burson

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