Meanings
proper noun
- A coastal village in Berwickshire, Scottish Borders council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NT9560).
Origin
From burn (“stream”) + mouth. Doublet of Bournemouth.
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APA
Burnmouth. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Burnmouth
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“Burnmouth.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Burnmouth. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Burnmouth,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Burnmouth.
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