Burleigh
Americannoun
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1st Baron. Cecil, William.
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Henry Thacker 1866–1949, U.S. singer: early collector and arranger of spirituals.
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a male given name: from Old English words meaning “hill” and “field.”
noun
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The firm acquired pottery company Burgess and Leigh Ltd in 2010, which is also known as Burleigh.
From BBC ● Mar. 31, 2026
He formed Ambrosia in 1970 with Puerta on bass, singer and guitarist David Pack and drummer Burleigh Drummond.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 31, 2026
The story of tuberculosis, Burleigh points out, is another chronicle of reduced infection rates and lives saved.
From Salon ● Aug. 16, 2025
Leading the initiative is Steve Bakken, a Burleigh County commissioner and former Bismarck mayor who said he has never smoked marijuana and never will.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 25, 2024
They were as motionless as Lord Burleigh is said to have been at Queen Elizabeth’s councils, or as a sleek cat who faces the mouse- hole secretly—a presence, a concentration.
From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White
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