Meanings
- A surname.
- A city in the San Fernando Valley, Los Angeles County, California.
His extensive collection is housed at his Burbank garage and ranges from early steam and electric cars to modern supercars.
2026 September 16, Cecelio Padilla, “California's "Leno's Law" signed, expanding classic car smog exemptions”, in CBS News, archived from the original on 18 Sep 20261 more example
California joins New York, Maryland, Massachusetts, and Rhode Island in banning declawing statewide, according to the Los Angeles Times. Several California cities, including Los Angeles, San Francisco, Berkeley, Burbank, Culver City, Santa Monica, Beverly Hills, and West Hollywood, had previously enacted local bans, with West Hollywood becoming the first jurisdiction in the nation to do so in 2003.
2025 October 9, Angelique Brenes, “California bans declawing cats under new state law signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom”, in KTLA5, archived from the original on 12 Oct 2025
- uncountableA heavy cotton canvas, used for convertible tops for cars in the early 20th century
The rain drummed hard on the roof of the car and the burbank top began to leak.
1939, Raymond Chandler, The Big Sleep, →ISBN, page 30
Origin
"The bur-covered riverbank", from bur + bank.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Chinese Mandarin 伯班克
- 伯班克 (Bóbānkè)city in the San Fernando Valley, Los Angeles County, California
Cite this entry
Burbank. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Burbank
“Burbank.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Burbank. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Burbank,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Burbank.
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