burlington
/ˈbɝ.lɪŋ.tən/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.50 in modern English
13
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars
Meaning
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A community in Nova Scotia.
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A number of places in the United States:
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A number of places in the United States:
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A number of places in the United States:
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Example Sentences
- "In a normal city, cars roll through these situations; if they see an opening, they take it. But this is Burlington, one of the most socially enlightened cities in America, and drivers here are aware that America has degenerated into a car-obsessed culture, where developers pave over paradise to put up parking lots; […]."
- "Back in 2011, a 9-year-old named Milo Cress found it odd that the restaurants he would go to with his mom in Burlington, Vermont, would automatically serve drinks with a straw, whether or not their customer wanted one."
- "One night, October 17, 1944, Burlington coupled 82 cars of Christmas mail for servicemen behind an O5A!"
Etymology
From Burling + -ton. The town in Newfoundland derives from a variant of the name Bridlington in Yorkshire and may have been informed by the name of Burlington, Ontario.
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈbɝ.lɪŋ.tən/