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Burlington
- /ˈbɝ.lɪŋ.tən/ US
Rhymes with -ɜː(ɹ)lɪŋtən
Where it comes from
From Burling + -ton.
The town in Newfoundland derives from a variant of the name Bridlington in Yorkshire and may have been informed by the name of Burlington, Ontario.
proper noun
- A town in Newfoundland, Newfoundland and Labrador.
- A community in Nova Scotia.
- A city in Ontario; named for Bridlington, Yorkshire (formerly "Burlington").
- A home rule municipality, the county seat of Kit Carson County, Colorado.
- A town in Hartford County, Connecticut.
- A village in Kane County, Illinois.
- A small town in Carroll County, Indiana; named for Burlington, a Wyandot chief.
- A city, the county seat of Des Moines County, Iowa; named for the city in Vermont.
- A city, the county seat of Coffey County, Kansas; named for the city in Vermont.
- A census-designated place, the county seat of Boone County, Kentucky.
- A small town in Penobscot County, Maine.
- A town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts; said to be named for Bridlington, Yorkshire.
- A village in Calhoun County, Michigan.
- A city in Burlington County, New Jersey; a suburb of Philadelphia; named for Bridlington, Yorkshire.
- A town in New York; named for the city in New Jersey.
- A city in Alamance County and Guilford County, North Carolina.
- A small city in Ward County, North Dakota; named for the city in Iowa.
- An unincorporated community in Fulton County, Ohio.
- A census-designated place in Lawrence County, Ohio; named for the city in Vermont.
- A small town in Alfalfa County, Oklahoma.
- A small borough in Bradford County, Pennsylvania.
- A city, the shire town of Chittenden County, Vermont; the largest city in Vermont; perhaps named for Richard Boyle, 3rd Earl of Burlington, or the prominent Burling family of New York. In a normal city, cars roll through these situations; if they see an opening, they take it. But this is Burlington, one of the most socially enlightened cities in America, and drivers here are aware that America has degenerated into a car-obsessed culture, where developers pave over paradise to put
- A city in Skagit County, Washington.
- A census-designated place in Mineral County, West Virginia.
- A city in Racine County and Walworth County, Wisconsin; named for the city in Vermont.
- A town in Racine County, Wisconsin.
- A small town in Big Horn County, Wyoming.
- A number of townships in the United States, listed under Burlington Township.
- Abbreviation of Earl of Burlington
- Ellipsis of Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad. One night, October 17, 1944, Burlington coupled 82 cars of Christmas mail for servicemen behind an O5A!
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: winnipeg, hamilton, hamlet, city, town, municipality, borough, village, community, settlement, township, suburb, metropolis, conurbation, precinct, locality
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title = {Burlington},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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