Burns
proper nounproper nouncommon in dialogue
- United States//bɝnz//
A surname.
proper noun
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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."
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A surname. Robert Burns, Scottish writer.
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A place in the United States: An unincorporated community in Eagle County, Colorado.
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A place in the United States: A city in Marion County, Kansas.
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A place in the United States: A township in Henry County, Illinois.
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A place in the United States: A township in Shiawassee County, Michigan.
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A place in the United States: An unincorporated community in Polk County, Missouri.
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A place in the United States: A town in Alleghany County, New York.
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A place in the United States: A city, the county seat of Harney County, Oregon.
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A place in the United States: A town in Dickson County, Tennessee.
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A place in the United States: A town in La Crosse County, Wisconsin.
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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
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Also a form of Burnplural of Burn
Forms
- plural
- Burnses