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burgh
[ burg; Scots buhr-oh, buhr-uh ]
noun
- (in Scotland) an incorporated town having its own charter and some degree of political independence from the surrounding area.
- Archaic. borough.
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Derived Forms
- burghal, adjective
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Other Words From
- burgh·al [bur, -g, uh, l], adjective
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of burgh1
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Example Sentences
He had recently discovered the music of international stars like Celine Dion and Chris de Burgh, an Argentinean-born Irish singer.
South African swimmer and gold medalist Cameron van der Burgh thinks it is.
This place occupies the site of a Roman camp, which, in conjunction with Burgh Castle, guarded this part of the coast.
Mr. Van Burgh, a heavy-faced, youngish man with sort of world-tired eyes, looked at his finger-nails.
He never lived to reach that country, for he died in sight of the Scottish coast at Burgh-on-Sands.
My name is Captain de Burgh Smith—never moind yours, my fine faellow.
Philip looked up from his hoard, and Captain de Burgh Smith stood before him.
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