Burlington
a city in S Ontario, in S Canada, on Lake Ontario.
a city in NW Vermont, on Lake Champlain.
a city in N North Carolina.
a city in SE Iowa, on the Mississippi River.
a city in NE Massachusetts.
a city in S central New Jersey.
Contemporary Examples
Britain’s Nuke-Proof Underground City Nina Strochlic June 25, 2014
Britain’s Nuke-Proof Underground City Nina Strochlic June 25, 2014
Don’t Be a Scrooge! The Daily Beast December 15, 2009
They Got Pied! July 18, 2011
Britain’s Nuke-Proof Underground City Nina Strochlic June 25, 2014
Historical Examples
All Adrift Oliver Optic
The Campaign of Trenton 1776-77 Samuel Adams Drake
Benjamin Franklin, A Picture of the Struggles of Our Infant Nation One Hundred Years Ago John S. C. Abbott
The Good Soldier Ford Madox Ford
Prudence of the Parsonage Ethel Hueston
noun
a city in S Canada on Lake Ontario, northeast of Hamilton. Pop: 150 836 (2001)
a town in NW Vermont on Lake Champlain: largest in the state; University of Vermont (1791). Pop: 39 148 (2003 est)
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