Burke,

10 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Burke \Burke\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Burked}; p. pr. & vb. n.
     {Burking}.] [From one Burke of Edinburgh, who committed the
     crime in 1829.]
     1. To murder by suffocation, or so as to produce few marks of
        violence, for the purpose of obtaining a body to be sold
        for dissection.


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     2. To dispose of quietly or indirectly; to suppress; to
        smother; to shelve; as, to burke a parliamentary question.
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              The court could not burke an inquiry, supported by
              such a mass of a affidavits.          --C. Reade.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  Burke
       n 1: English statesman famous for his oratory; pleaded the cause
            of the American colonists in Parliament and defended the
            parliamentary system (1729-1797) [syn: {Edmund Burke}]
       2: United States frontierswoman and legendary figure of the
          Wild West noted for her marksmanship (1852-1903) [syn: {Burk},
           {Martha Jane Burk}, {Martha Jane Burke}, {Calamity Jane}]
       v 1: murder without leaving a trace on the body
       2: get rid of, silence, or suppress; "burke an issue"

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:

  Burke, KY
    Zip code(s): 41171
  Burke, NY (village, FIPS 11154)
    Location: 44.90336 N, 74.17088 W
    Population (1990): 209 (93 housing units)
    Area: 0.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
    Zip code(s): 12917
  Burke, SD (city, FIPS 8700)
    Location: 43.18302 N, 99.29251 W
    Population (1990): 756 (392 housing units)
    Area: 1.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
  Burke, TX (city, FIPS 11380)
    Location: 31.22831 N, 94.76924 W
    Population (1990): 314 (129 housing units)
    Area: 1.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
  Burke, VA (CDP, FIPS 11464)
    Location: 38.78024 N, 77.27206 W
    Population (1990): 57734 (18812 housing units)
    Area: 29.7 sq km (land), 0.3 sq km (water)
    Zip code(s): 22015

From U.S. Gazetteer Counties (2000) [gaz-county]:

  Burke -- U.S. County in North Carolina
     Population (2000):    89148
     Housing Units (2000): 37427
     Land area (2000):     506.724520 sq. miles (1312.410425 sq. km)
     Water area (2000):    8.166423 sq. miles (21.150938 sq. km)
     Total area (2000):    514.890943 sq. miles (1333.561363 sq. km)
     Located within:       North Carolina (NC), FIPS 37
     Location:             35.743156 N, 81.635995 W
     Headwords:
      Burke
      Burke, NC
      Burke County
      Burke County, NC
  

From U.S. Gazetteer Counties (2000) [gaz-county]:

  Burke -- U.S. County in North Dakota
     Population (2000):    2242
     Housing Units (2000): 1412
     Land area (2000):     1103.529114 sq. miles (2858.127164 sq. km)
     Water area (2000):    25.728993 sq. miles (66.637784 sq. km)
     Total area (2000):    1129.258107 sq. miles (2924.764948 sq. km)
     Located within:       North Dakota (ND), FIPS 38
     Location:             48.818253 N, 102.513784 W
     Headwords:
      Burke
      Burke, ND
      Burke County
      Burke County, ND
  

From U.S. Gazetteer Counties (2000) [gaz-county]:

  Burke -- U.S. County in Georgia
     Population (2000):    22243
     Housing Units (2000): 8842
     Land area (2000):     830.471107 sq. miles (2150.910202 sq. km)
     Water area (2000):    4.517700 sq. miles (11.700789 sq. km)
     Total area (2000):    834.988807 sq. miles (2162.610991 sq. km)
     Located within:       Georgia (GA), FIPS 13
     Location:             33.054157 N, 82.006464 W
     Headwords:
      Burke
      Burke, GA
      Burke County
      Burke County, GA
  

From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]:

  Burke, NY -- U.S. village in New York
     Population (2000):    213
     Housing Units (2000): 94
     Land area (2000):     0.292184 sq. miles (0.756754 sq. km)
     Water area (2000):    0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
     Total area (2000):    0.292184 sq. miles (0.756754 sq. km)
     FIPS code:            11154
     Located within:       New York (NY), FIPS 36
     Location:             44.901030 N, 74.170449 W
     ZIP Codes (1990):     12917
     Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
     Headwords:
      Burke, NY
      Burke
  

From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]:

  Burke, SD -- U.S. city in South Dakota
     Population (2000):    676
     Housing Units (2000): 385
     Land area (2000):     0.558653 sq. miles (1.446905 sq. km)
     Water area (2000):    0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
     Total area (2000):    0.558653 sq. miles (1.446905 sq. km)
     FIPS code:            08700
     Located within:       South Dakota (SD), FIPS 46
     Location:             43.182992 N, 99.291065 W
     ZIP Codes (1990):    
     Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
     Headwords:
      Burke, SD
      Burke
  

From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]:

  Burke, TX -- U.S. city in Texas
     Population (2000):    315
     Housing Units (2000): 138
     Land area (2000):     0.628131 sq. miles (1.626852 sq. km)
     Water area (2000):    0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
     Total area (2000):    0.628131 sq. miles (1.626852 sq. km)
     FIPS code:            11380
     Located within:       Texas (TX), FIPS 48
     Location:             31.228501 N, 94.769449 W
     ZIP Codes (1990):    
     Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
     Headwords:
      Burke, TX
      Burke
  

From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]:

  Burke, VA -- U.S. Census Designated Place in Virginia
     Population (2000):    57737
     Housing Units (2000): 19367
     Land area (2000):     11.528917 sq. miles (29.859757 sq. km)
     Water area (2000):    0.121595 sq. miles (0.314930 sq. km)
     Total area (2000):    11.650512 sq. miles (30.174687 sq. km)
     FIPS code:            11464
     Located within:       Virginia (VA), FIPS 51
     Location:             38.781480 N, 77.270750 W
     ZIP Codes (1990):     22015
     Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
     Headwords:
      Burke, VA
      Burke