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Burleigh

American  
[bur-lee] / ˈbɜr li /

noun

  1. 1st Baron. Cecil, William.

  2. Henry Thacker 1866–1949, U.S. singer: early collector and arranger of spirituals.

  3. a male given name: from Old English words meaning “hill” and “field.”


Burleigh British  
/ ˈbɜːlɪ /

noun

  1. a variant spelling of Burghley

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Burleigh said production at its Middleport Pottery base in Stoke-on-Trent would continue without interruption after it was taken on by former Burberry Group chief executive, Christopher Bailey, and a small group of investors.

From BBC Jun. 9, 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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