English Explanatory Dictionary

Burnley

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  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.

Pronunciation

/ˈbɜː(ɹ)nli/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-BigDom-Burnley.wav

Word forms

Burnley

Etymology

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

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