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Vinony

barrow

noun

  1. British burial mounds
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈbæɹoʊ/ / /ˈbæɹəʊ/ / /ˈbɛɹoʊ/

name

Etymology: English surname, from placenames derived from Old English bearu (“grove”). The place in Furness is of Celtic origin, from *barros (“promontory, peak”) + Old Norse ey (“island”). The place in Alaska, now known as Utqiagvik, was named after nearby Point Barrow (Nuvuk). In 1826, Point Barrow was named after Sir John Barrow, a British geographer.

  1. A surname.
  2. Former name of Utqiagvik, the borough seat of North Slope Borough, Alaska, renamed in 2016.
  3. An unincorporated community in Greene County, Illinois.
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  14. A river in eastern Ireland, which flows from County Laois, via County Kildare, County Kilkenny, County Carlow, County Wexford and County Waterford to Waterford Harbour.

noun

Etymology: From Middle English *berwe, *borwe, *bergh (attested in hamberwe and berwham (“horse-collar”)), from Middle English berwen (“to protect”), from Old English beorgan (“to protect”).

  1. A long sleeveless flannel garment for infants.