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Colburn

Colburn proper noun: a small town and civil parish with a town council in North Yorkshire, England, previously in Richmondshire district (OS grid ref SE2098).

Proper noun

Colburn (countable and uncountable, plural Colburns)

  1. (uncountable) A small town and civil parish with a town council in North Yorkshire, England, previously in Richmondshire district (OS grid ref SE2098).
  2. A census-designated place in Washington Township, Tippecanoe County, Indiana.
  3. An unincorporated community in Union Township, St. Joseph County, Indiana.
  4. A town in Adams County, Wisconsin.
  5. A town and unincorporated community therein, in Chippewa County, Wisconsin.
  6. (countable) A habitational surname from Old English.

Forms of Colburn

pluralColburns

Origin of Colburn

From Old English cōl (“cool”) + burna (“stream”).

Questions about Colburn

What does Colburn mean?
Colburn means a small town and civil parish with a town council in North Yorkshire, England, previously in Richmondshire district (OS grid ref SE2098).
What part of speech is Colburn?
Colburn is a proper noun.

Words near Colburn in the dictionary

  1. Colbinabbin
  2. Colborn
  3. Colborns
  4. Colbourne
  5. Colbrook
  6. Colburn
  7. Colburns
  8. Colbury
  9. Colby
  10. Colby cheese
  11. Colby cheeses

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