Borg

[ bawrg ]

/ bɔrg /

noun

Björn

[byawrn] /byɔrn/, born 1956, Swedish tennis player.

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Examples from the Web for borg

Gradually, though, the Borg—aka, the NFL—triumphed over the college game.
Football, Hold the Stuffing|Charles P. Pierce|November 26, 2008|DAILY BEAST
"Good Lord, how modest you are," remarked Borg, and turned to Levin.
The Red Room|August Strindberg
The man who had helped Borg off with his overcoat was introduced as Mr. Levi.
The Red Room|August Strindberg
"Borg" means "fort," and that is what it had been, like many other castles in Sweden.
Little Erik of Sweden|Madeline Brandeis

Borg took off his coat, and with the help of the fire-tongs loosened a board in the floor, rotted by rain and acids.
The Red Room|August Strindberg
When all shaking was in vain Borg took the tongs, which were now red-hot, and held them under the sleeper's nostrils.
The Red Room|August Strindberg

British Dictionary definitions for borg

Borg

/ (bɔːɡ, Swedish bɔrj) /

noun

Björn (bjœrn). born 1956, Swedish tennis player: Wimbledon champion 1976–80; French Open champion 1974–75, 1978–81

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Word Origin and History for borg

borg

fictional hostile alien hive-race in the "Star Trek" series, noted for "assimilating" defeated rivals, first introduced in "The Next Generation" TV series (debut fall 1987). Their catchphrase is "resistance is futile."