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Burum
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burum
English
Proper noun
en English habitational, derived from the village of Byram, North Yorkshire, itself from en ang bȳre byre, shed.
Dutch
Etymology
First attested as burum in 1408. Borrowed from nl fy Boerum, derived in turn from the dative plural form of nl ofs buur home, cottage. Compare nl Bierum and nl Sexbierum.
Pronunciation
nl /ˈbyː.rʏm/
nl Bu rum
Proper noun
n
nl village/and/former municipality mun/Noardeast-Fryslân p/Friesland c/Netherlands
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