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Meaning of burnie | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1

Definitions

  1. A surname.
  2. A small brook.
    Scotland
  3. A port city and local government area (City of Burnie) in northern Tasmania, Australia. It was named after William Burnie.

Examples

“But, Willie, set your fit to mine, / An' cock your crest, / We'll gar our streams an' burnies shine / Up wi' the best.”
“c. 1820s, James Hogg, "Sing on, Sing on, My Bonnie Bird" A bramble shade around our head, A burnie popplin by”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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See also

burnination burning burning bar burning bush burning feet syndrome burning glass

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