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burnley

/ˈbɜː(ɹ)nli/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.39 in modern English

Syllables
burn-ley
IPA
/ˈbɜː(ɹ)nli/
12
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A market town in Lancashire, England.

name

A local government district with borough status of Lancashire, formed in 1974, with its headquarters in the town.

name

A community in Alnwick/Haldimand township, Ontario, Canada.

name

An unincorporated community in Albemarle County, Virginia, United States.

name

A suburb of Melbourne in the City of Yarra, Victoria, Australia.

name

A surname.

Etymology

From Brun (a river name meaning "brown") + Old English lēah (“meadow, clearing”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Rhymes With

sternly

Questions

How do you pronounce burnley?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈbɜː(ɹ)nli/.
What does burnley mean?
A market town in Lancashire, England.
Where does burnley come from?
It is traced to Old English.

How to pronounce burnley

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