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burnie¹

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From burn + -ie.

noun burnies

  1. Scotland A small brook. But, Willie, set your fit to mine, / An' cock your crest, / We'll gar our streams an' burnies shine / Up wi' the best.

Burnie²

proper noun

  1. A surname.
  2. A port city and local government area (City of Burnie) in northern Tasmania, Australia. It was named after William Burnie.

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@misc{burnie_2026,
  title = {burnie},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/burnie},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}