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burian

n. 1 (context Now chiefly dialectal Scotland English) A tomb; sepulchre. 2 (context Now chiefly dialectal Scotland English) A barrow; mound; tumulus 3 (context Now chiefly dialectal Scotland English) A camp; hill-fort.

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Burian

Burian is a Slavic surname. Alternative spellings include Burianova, Burián, and Burjan. The name may refer to:

  • Batilda Salha Burian (born 1965), Tanzanian diplomat
  • Emil Burian (1876–1926), Czech singer
  • Emil František Burian (1904–1959), Czech writer
  • Ewald Burian (1896–1981), German soldier
  • Hildegard Burjan (1883–1933), Austrian politician
  • Jan Burian (born 1952), Czech musician and television presenter
  • Jitka Burianová (born 1977), Czech athlete
  • Karel Burian (1870–1924), Czech singer
  • László Burján (born 1985), Hungarian judoka
  • Leonardo Burián (born 1984), Uruguayan football player
  • Peter Burian (born 1959), Slovak diplomat
  • Stephan Burián von Rajecz (1851–1922), Austro-Hungarian politician
  • Vilém Burian (born 1988), Czech ice hockey player
  • Vlasta Burian (1891–1962), Czech actor and singer
  • Zdeněk Burian (1905–1981), Czech artist

Usage examples of "burian".

It looked horribly, incredibly, unthinkably as though Burian Klimus had found a way to bring just such new evidence to light.

As Malik walked toward his tent, he saw that Nikolai Burian was sitting outside, waiting for him.

Just a small party, she had told them, while Irina Burian was visiting with her son from ibn-Qurrah.

His parents, overwhelmed in their own sorrows, thought nothing of Nancy, and without her knowing that Lenine had returned, the poor fellow was laid in his last bed, in Burian Churchyard.

In March Baron Burian accepted the principle that compensation was due to Italy, and discussion arose as to its nature and extent.

Count Burian gave way as Foreign Minister to the anti-Magyar Czernin, though Tisza himself maintained his despotic sway in Hungary until his murder in 1918.

I owe an immense debt to Richard Burian, whose careful and sophisticated review of the manuscript, especially of Chapter IV, resulted in a critical improvement from an earlier version.

The carpenter, Burian, appeared on the quarterdeck looking like a dripping rat.

They said the darkest duskies ran about with no clothes on, made human sacrifice, and wanted to, to degrade Burian women.

It was partly because they see the way things are developing in the Burian lands, the way the lights in charge are taking more and more actions against the duskies, and since you're a light, you're obviously one of the enemy.