| Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: Burke/bɜːk/n- Edmund. 1729–97, British Whig statesman, conservative political theorist, and orator, born in Ireland: defended parliamentary government and campaigned for a more liberal treatment of the American colonies; denounced the French Revolution
- Robert O'Hara. 1820–61, Irish explorer, who led the first expedition (1860–61) across Australia from south to north. He was accompanied by W. J. Wills, George Grey, and John King; King alone survived the return journey
- William. 1792–1829, Irish murderer and body snatcher; associate of William Hare
burke (bûrk),USA pronunciation v.t., burked, burk•ing. - to murder, as by suffocation, so as to leave no or few marks of violence.
- to suppress or get rid of by some indirect maneuver.
- after west, western.Burke, hanged in 1829 in Edinburgh for murders of this kind
- BiographicalBillie (Mary William Ethelbert Appleton Burke), 1886–1970, U.S. actress.
- BiographicalEdmund, 1729–97, Irish statesman, orator, and writer.
Kenneth Du•va (do̅o̅ vā′),USA pronunciation born 1897, U.S. literary critic. 'Burke' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations): | |