Burra (disambiguation)
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Burra may refer to:
[edit] Places
- Burra, the collective name for two of the Shetland Islands
- West and East Burra.
- Burra, South Australia, a pastoral centre and historic tourist town in the mid-north of South Australia.
- Burra, New South Wales, a small town located near Canberra, Australia.
[edit] People
- Edward Burra (1905-1976), an English painter
- John Burra (born 1956), a Tanzanian long-distance runner
- Burra is also the surname of a brahmin community of Srivyshnava sect from Andhra pradesh, India. This community is found in Cuddapah district and other north eastern parts of Andhra pradesh. Burra is also a telugu word which literally means "a stringed musical instrument - some sort of instrument used by Annamacharya, devotee of Lord Balaji.
[edit] Other
- Burra Charter, a charter relating to conservation of Australian heritage places.
- Burra, the common name of the Australian plant Eremophila fraseri
Similar names include:
- Burray, one of the Orkney Islands in Scotland.
- Barra (disambiguation)