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name
An English habitational surname from Old English for someone who lived in any of several places with that name.
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name
A male given name.
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name
A number of places in the United States:
A locality in Navajo County, Arizona.
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name
A number of places in the United States:
A former town in Rabun County, Georgia, now submerged.
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name
A number of places in the United States:
An unincorporated community in Madison County, Idaho.
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name
A number of places in the United States:
An unincorporated community, census-designated place, and township in Adams County, Illinois.
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name
A number of places in the United States:
A township in McHenry County, Illinois.
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name
A number of places in the United States:
An unincorporated community and coal town in Floyd County, Kentucky.
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name
A number of places in the United States:
A city in Genesee County, Michigan.
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name
A number of places in the United States:
An unincorporated community in Owosso Township, Shiawassee County, Michigan.
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name
A number of places in the United States:
A township in Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota.
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name
A number of places in the United States:
An unincorporated community and inactive township in Howard County, Missouri.
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name
A number of places in the United States:
A tiny village in Keya Paha County, Nebraska.
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name
A number of places in the United States:
A village and township in Geauga County, Ohio.
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name
A number of places in the United States:
A census-designated place on Port Royal Island, Beaufort County, South Carolina.
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name
A number of places in the United States:
A minor city in Washington County, Texas.
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name
A number of places in the United States:
An unincorporated community on Vashon Island, King County, Washington.
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name
A number of places in the United States:
An unincorporated community in Wetzel County, West Virginia.
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name
A number of places in the United States:
An unincorporated community in the town of Waterloo, Grant County, Wisconsin.
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name
A place in Canada:
A settlement in the West Kootenay region of British Columbia.
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name
A place in Canada:
A rural community and parish in Sunbury County, New Brunswick.
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name
A place in Canada:
A settlement in western Prince Edward Island.
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name
A number of places in England and Wales:
A small village in Duddon and Burton parish, Cheshire West and Chester district, Cheshire (OS grid ref SJ5163).
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name
A number of places in England and Wales:
A village on the Wirral Peninsula in Cheshire West and Chester district, Cheshire (OS grid ref SJ3174).
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name
A number of places in England and Wales:
A village in Burton and Winkton parish, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, Dorset (OS grid ref SZ1694).
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name
A number of places in England and Wales:
A civil parish (served by Burton-by-Lincoln Parish Council) in West Lindsey district, Lincolnshire (OS grid ref SK9674).
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name
A number of places in England and Wales:
A hamlet in Bamburgh parish, Northumberland (OS grid ref NU1733).
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name
A number of places in England and Wales:
Ellipsis of Burton upon Trent: a civil parish and market town in East Staffordshire district, Staffordshire.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis
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name
A number of places in England and Wales:
A village in Nettleton parish, Wiltshire (OS grid ref ST8179).
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name
A number of places in England and Wales:
A hamlet in Mere parish, Wiltshire (OS grid ref ST8232).
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name
A number of places in England and Wales:
A village and community in Pembrokeshire, Wales (OS grid ref SM9805).
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name
A number of places in England and Wales:
A village in Rossett community, Wrexham borough, Wales (OS grid ref SJ3557).
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name
A place in Australia:
A rural locality in Isaac Region, Queensland.
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name
A place in Australia:
A suburb of Adelaide in the City of Salisbury, South Australia.
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noun
An arrangement of blocks and pulleys, especially for tightening rigging on a ship.
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Usage: archaic
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noun
Storage of cargo athwartships.
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Usage: archaic
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noun
a strong dark English ale
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Broader terms: ale
noun
Welsh film actor who often co-starred with Elizabeth Taylor (1925-1984)
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Synonyms: Richard Burton
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Broader terms: actor, histrion, player, thespian, role player
noun
English explorer who with John Speke was the first European to explore Lake Tanganyika (1821-1890)
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Synonyms: Richard Burton, Sir Richard Burton, Sir Richard Francis Burton
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Broader terms: explorer, adventurer
History
Usually from Old English burhtun (fortified farmstead, farmstead near or belonging to a stronghold or manor), from burh + tun.
