Burnley

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Burnley

/ˈbɜː(ɹ)nli/

Where it comes from

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

proper noun

A market town in Lancashire, England.
A local government district with borough status of Lancashire, formed in 1974, with its headquarters in the town.
A community in Alnwick/Haldimand township, Ontario, Canada.
An unincorporated community in Albemarle County, Virginia, United States.
A suburb of Melbourne in the City of Yarra, Victoria, Australia.
A surname.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: chorley, blackburn, carnforth, preston, ramsbottom, colne, darwen, accrington, chester-le-street, nantwich, ulverston, ormskirk, winsford, garstang, newcastle-under-lyme, bacup

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"Burnley." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/burnley. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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Burnley. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/burnley

Chicago

"Burnley." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/burnley.

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@misc{burnley_2026,
  title = {Burnley},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/burnley},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}