Burke

== English == === Etymology === From an Anglo-Norman pronunciation of burg. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /bɜːk/ (US) IPA(key): /bɝk/ Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)k Homophones: berk, birk, Bourke, burk, burke === Proper noun === Burke (countable and uncountable, plural Burkes) A topographical surname from Anglo-Norman for someone who lived in a fortified place. A number of places in the United States: A ghost town in Shoshone County, Idaho. A town and village therein, in Franklin County, New York. A small city, the county seat of Gregory County, South Dakota. A minor city in Angelina County, Texas. A town in Caledonia County, Vermont, named after Edmund Burke. A census-designated place in Fairfax County, Virginia. An unincorporated community in Grant County, Washington. A town and unincorporated community therein, in Dane County, Wisconsin, named after Edmund Burke. A local government area in north-west Queensland, Australia, named after Robert O'Hara Burke; in full, the Shire of Burke. ==== Alternative forms ==== de Burgh, Burgh, Bourke, Burgo, Burk, de Burgo (English surname) de Búrca, Bourke (Irish surname) ==== Derived terms ==== Burkean Burke County ==== Related terms ==== === Anagrams === Buker, Burek, burek == German == === Pronunciation === Hyphenation: Bur‧ke === Etymology 1 === From Baltic German, from Swedish burk. ==== Noun ==== Burke f (genitive Burke, plural Burken) a glass container Synonym: Glasgefäß ===== Declension ===== === Etymology 2 === From the same Urdu source as Burka. ==== Noun ==== Burke f (genitive Burke, plural Burken) a burka, a coat or veil worn by peoples in the Caucasus region 1905 July 13, Globus: Illustrierte Zeitschrift für Länder- und Völkerkunde, volume 88, number 2, page 25: