Burlington
English
Etymology
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.
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈbɝ.lɪŋ.tən/
- Hyphenation: Bur‧ling‧ton
- Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)lɪŋtən
Proper noun
Burlington
- A town in Newfoundland, Newfoundland and Labrador. [From 1914]
- A community in Nova Scotia.
- A city in Ontario; named for Bridlington, Yorkshire (formerly "Burlington").
- A number of places in the United States:
- A town in Connecticut.
- A home rule municipality, the county seat of Kit Carson County, Colorado.
- A village in Illinois.
- A town in Indiana; named for Burlington, a Wyandot chief.
- A city, the county seat of Des Moines County, Iowa; named for the city in Vermont.
- A city, the county seat of Coffey County, Kansas; named for the city in Vermont.
- A census-designated place, the county seat of Boone County, Kentucky.
- A town in Maine.
- A town in Massachusetts; said to be named for Bridlington, Yorkshire.
- A village in Michigan.
- A city in New Jersey; named for Bridlington, Yorkshire.
- A town in New York; named for the city in New Jersey.
- A city in North Carolina.
- A city in North Dakota; named for the city in Iowa.
- An unincorporatedcommunity in Fulton County, Ohio.
- A census-designated place in Lawrence County, Ohio; named for the city in Vermont.
- A town in Oklahoma.
- A borough in Pennsylvania.
- A city, the shire town of Chittenden County, Vermont; the largest city in Vermont; perhaps named for Richard Boyle, 3rd Earl of Burlington, or the prominent Burling family of New York.
- A city in Washington.
- A census-designated place in West Virginia.
- A city in Racine County and Walworth County, Wisconsin; named for the city in Vermont. 10464
- A town in Racine County, Wisconsin.
- A town in Wyoming.
- A number of townships in the United States, listed under Burlington Township.
- Abbreviation of Earl of Burlington.
- (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!
- 1959, Steam's Finest Hour, edited by David P. Morgan, Kalmbach Publishing Co., page 40:
Derived terms
- Burlington County