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

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

It looks like Santa did a lot of shopping at Burlington.

From Barron's

Burlington Stores reported higher fiscal fourth-quarter profit and sales, exceeding analyst expectations.

From The Wall Street Journal

Every weekday morning at 7:30, she stands at an intersection in Burlington, Vt., ensuring the safe passage of pedestrians, including children heading to a nearby school.

From The Wall Street Journal

It is 1981, Mr. Chiasson is 9, and Mr. Sanders is making his first run to become mayor of Burlington, Vt. “The doorbell rings. My grandmother yells across the house, ‘Milford—it’s SANDERS!’

From The Wall Street Journal