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Burnaby

American  
[bur-nuh-bee] / ˈbɜr nə bi /

noun

  1. a city in SW British Columbia, Canada near Vancouver.


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Wolseley planned to reach Gordon by ascending the Nile, but he encountered daunting cataracts along the river and then sent out a camel-mounted detachment, with Burnaby as second-in-command, in a shortcut across the desert.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 1, 2025

Jagmeet Singh resigned as NDP leader after finishing third in his British Columbia seat of Burnaby Central, while the Green Party's co-leader Jonathan Pedneault came fifth in Outremont, Quebec.

From BBC • Apr. 30, 2025

Simultaneously, Trans Mountain rebuilt its marine terminal in Burnaby to expand from one tanker loading berth to three.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 29, 2024

The Burnaby, British Columbia-born singer rose to popularity with his 2005 album, “It’s Time.”

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 22, 2023

Educational News: "The stirring pages of Tom Burnaby."

From Samba A Story of the Rubber Slaves of the Congo by Strang, Herbert

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