Blackburn

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UK/ˈblækbəːn/

proper noun

A large town in Blackburn with Darwen district, Lancashire, England.

Similar
Blackburnian warblerDendroica fusca
OriginOld English blæc →
CommonScrabble 19
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Meanings

proper nounBlackburn (countable and uncountable, plural Blackburns)

plural Blackburns · alternative Blackbourn · alternative Blackburne

  1. A placename:
    1. countableuncountableA large town in Blackburn with Darwen district, Lancashire, England.

      “This 2v1 is completely different and I never thought I’d have this offer on the table,” Hall told the gathered Blackburn crowd at Tuesday’s press conference. “I’ve took it knowing full well that it’s going to end up bringing more work in.

      2024 June 7, Donagh Corby, “‘World’s Strongest Man’ Eddie Hall weighs in over 62lb heavier than both opponents put together for 2v1 MMA ‘freak fight’”, in Bloody Elbow, archived from the original on 18 Sep 2024
    2. countableuncountableA village in Aberdeenshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NJ8212).
    3. countableuncountableA town in West Lothian council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS9865).
    4. countableuncountableA suburb of Melbourne in the City of Whitehorse, Victoria, Australia.
    5. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Washington County, Arkansas, United States.
    6. countableuncountableA small city in Lafayette County and Saline County, Missouri, United States.
    7. countableuncountableA small town in Pawnee County, Oklahoma, United States.
  2. countableA habitational surname from Old English.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounblack-and-white North American wood warbler having an orange-and-black head and throat

Similar
Blackburnian warblerDendroica fusca
Broader
New World warblerwood warbler
Also see
blackburnian warbler

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Old Englishblæc“dark”
  2. EnglishBlackburn

From Old English blæc (“dark”) + burna (“stream”).

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Cite this entry
APA

Blackburn. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Blackburn

MLA

“Blackburn.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Blackburn. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Blackburn,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Blackburn.

Source: Blackburn on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.