Burnley
a city in E Lancashire, in NW England.
Contemporary Examples
Meltdown at FreedomWorks David Frum December 23, 2012
Historical Examples
Lucy Maud Montgomery Short Stories, 1909 to 1922 Lucy Maud Montgomery
The House of Pride Jack London
The House of Pride Jack London
On Some Ancient Battle-Fields in Lancashire Charles Hardwick
Fifty-Two Stories For Girls Various
Women in Modern Industry B. L. Hutchins
Human Animals Frank Hamel
Lancashire Folk-lore John Harland
The Danes in Lancashire and Yorkshire S. W. Partington
noun
an industrial town in NW England, in E Lancashire. Pop: 73 021 (2001)
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