Burlington

English

Etymology

Burling +‎ -ton

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɝlɪŋtən/

Proper noun

Burlington

1. A city in Ontario; named for Bridlington, Yorkshire (formerly "Burlington").
2. A city in Vermont, the shire town of Chittenden County, and the largest city in Vermont; perhaps named for Richard Boyle, 3rd Earl of Burlington, or the prominent Burling family of New York.
3. A city in North Carolina.
4. A city in Iowa; named for the city in Vermont.
5. A town in Massachusetts; said to be named for Bridlington, Yorkshire.
6. A census-designated place in Kentucky; the county seat of Boone County.
7. A city in Racine and Walworth counties, Wisconsin; named for the city in Vermont. 10464
8. A city in New Jersey; named for Bridlington, Yorkshire.
9. A town in Connecticut.
10. A city in Washington.
11. A town in Racine County, Wisconsin.
12. A city in Colorado.
13. A census-designated place in Lawrence County, Ohio; named for the city in Vermont.
14. A city in Kansas; the county seat of Coffey County; named for the city in Vermont.
15. A city in North Dakota; named for the city in Iowa.
16. A town in New York; named for the city in New Jersey.
17. A village in Illinois.
18. A town in Indiana; named for Burlington, a Wyandot chief.
19. A town in Maine.
20. A town in Newfoundland and Labrador.
21. A town in Wyoming.
22. A village in Michigan.
23. A borough of Pennsylvania.
24. A census-designated place in West Virginia.
25. A town in Oklahoma.
26. A community of Nova Scotia.
27. An unincorporated community of Fulton County, Ohio.
28. Abbreviation of Earl of Burlington.
29. (rail transport) Short for Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad.
    • 1959, Steam's Finest Hour, edited by David P. Morgan, Kalmbach Publishing Co., page 40:

      One night, October 17, 1944, Burlington coupled 82 cars of Christmas mail for servicemen behind an O5A!

Derived terms

• Burlington County