Burbage
Americannoun
noun
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James . ?1530–97, English actor and theatre manager, who built (1576) the first theatre in England
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his son, Richard . ?1567–1619, English actor, associated with Shakespeare
Example Sentences
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Eburne, from Burbage, near Hinckley in Leicestershire, denied a charge of participating in a fraudulent business but was convicted at Swansea Crown Court in April and sentenced to four years on Friday.
From BBC ● Jun. 19, 2026
As with the theater, so with the age: Burbage was only doing what everyone else in that profit-mad era was doing.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 7, 2025
Asher, from Burbage in Leicestershire, told BBC Radio Leicester filming with the cast of established stars had been a "mindblowing" experience.
From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2024
The park surrounding Johns Island’s Angel Oak, a tree up to 400 years old that is the largest oak east of the Mississippi River, was also closed as the search for Burbage continued.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 28, 2023
“For those of you who do not know, we are joined here tonight by Charity Burbage who, until recently, taught at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.”
From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling
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