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Colburn

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

proper noun 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. countable, uncountable A census-designated place in Washington Township, Tippecanoe County, Indiana.
  3. countable, uncountable An unincorporated community in Union Township, St. Joseph County, Indiana.
  4. countable, uncountable A town in Adams County, Wisconsin.
  5. countable, uncountable A town and unincorporated community therein, in Chippewa County, Wisconsin.
  6. countable A habitational surname from Old English.

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"Colburn." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/colburn. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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

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

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@misc{colburn_2026,
  title = {Colburn},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/colburn},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}