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Burns

//bɜːnz//

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verb

1
third-person singular simple present indicative of burn

noun

1
plural of burn

nameBurnses · Burns

1
A surname.
We adopted a formal policy on this," Mayor Pat Burns said. "It went before the council, and we unanimously agreed that Huntington Beach is not a sanctuary city. We took deliberate action to make our non-sanctuary stance clear."
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Word Origin

* As a Scottish surname, from several places such as Burnis, Burnes, Burnhouse, containing the noun burn (“stream”). * As an English and Scottish surname, variant of Burn or Barnes. * As an Irish surn...

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