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Burns

proper nounproper nouncommon in dialogue

  • United States//bɝnz//

A surname.

proper noun

  1. 1

    A surname.

    We adopted a formal policy on this," Mayor Pat Burns said. "It went before the council, and we unanimously agreed that Huntington Beach is not a sanctuary city. We took deliberate action to make our non-sanctuary stance clear."

  2. 2

    A surname. Robert Burns, Scottish writer.

  3. 3

    A place in the United States: An unincorporated community in Eagle County, Colorado.

  4. 4

    A place in the United States: A city in Marion County, Kansas.

  5. 5

    A place in the United States: A township in Henry County, Illinois.

  6. 6

    A place in the United States: A township in Shiawassee County, Michigan.

  7. 7

    A place in the United States: An unincorporated community in Polk County, Missouri.

  8. 8

    A place in the United States: A town in Alleghany County, New York.

  9. 9

    A place in the United States: A city, the county seat of Harney County, Oregon.

  10. 10

    A place in the United States: A town in Dickson County, Tennessee.

  11. 11

    A place in the United States: A town in La Crosse County, Wisconsin.

  12. 12

    A place in the United States: A town in Laramie County, Wyoming.

Etymology

* As a Scottish surname, from several places such as Burnis, Burnes, Burnhouse, containing the noun burn (“stream”). * As an English and Scottish surname, variant of Burn or Barnes. * As an Irish surname, Anglicized from Ó Broin, see Byrne. * As a Jewish surname, Americanized and shortened from Bernstein.

proper noun

  1. 1

    Also a form of Burnplural of Burn

Forms

plural
Burnses
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