Burgeo

Bur·geo
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/ˈbɜːɹ.d͡ʒoʊ/

proper noun

A town in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.

OriginPortuguese Mill Virgines →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A town in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.

Origin

  1. PortugueseMill Virgines“thousand virgins”
  2. EnglishBurgeo

A corruption of Portuguese Mill Virgines (“thousand virgins”), a toponym originally applied to the Burgeo Islands.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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