Burlington

American  

[bur-ling-tuhn] / ˈbɜr lɪŋ tən /

noun

1. a city in S Ontario, in S Canada, on Lake Ontario.

2. a city in NW Vermont, on Lake Champlain.

3. a city in N North Carolina.

4. a city in SE Iowa, on the Mississippi River.

5. a city in NE Massachusetts.

6. a city in S central New Jersey.

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Burlington British  

/ ˈbɜːlɪŋtən /

noun

1. a city in S Canada on Lake Ontario, northeast of Hamilton. Pop: 150 836 (2001)

2. a town in NW Vermont on Lake Champlain: largest in the state; University of Vermont (1791). Pop: 39 148 (2003 est)

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Example Sentences

In March, Burlington said its customers have shown resilience, and that spending remained strong across all income levels and demographic segments.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026

Avid, founded in 1987, is based in Burlington, Mass., and has since established itself as a pioneer in digital audio and video editing software.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2026

Upbeat Midwestern activists withstood whipping winds to form a line of protesters stretching nearly three blocks of Burlington Avenue in Hastings, Neb.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 28, 2026

Among counties that recently joined this group are Albemarle County, Va., home to Charlottesville and the University of Virginia, and Chittenden County, Vt., where Burlington is located.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026

The Pinkertons had found that Holmes sometimes rented houses in the cities through which he traveled, as he had done in Burlington.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson