The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

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.
      [1913 Webster]

   2. To dispose of quietly or indirectly; to suppress; to
      smother; to shelve; as, to burke a parliamentary question.
      [1913 Webster]

            The court could not burke an inquiry, supported by
            such a mass of a affidavits.          --C. Reade.
      [1913 Webster]

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

Burke
    n 1: British statesman famous for his oratory; pleaded the cause
         of the American colonists in British Parliament and
         defended the parliamentary system (1729-1797) [syn:
         Burke, Edmund Burke]
    2: United States frontierswoman and legendary figure of the Wild
       West noted for her marksmanship (1852-1903) [syn: Burk,
       Martha Jane Burk, Burke, 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"

U.S. Gazetteer Counties (2000):

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


U.S. Gazetteer Counties (2000):

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


U.S. Gazetteer Counties (2000):

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


U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):

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


U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):

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


U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):

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


U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):

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