bourg
Americannoun
plural
bourgs-
a town.
-
a French market town.
noun
Etymology
Origin of bourg
1400–50; late Middle English < Anglo-French ≪ Late Latin burgus < Germanic; borough
Example Sentences
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From the age of 33, when the Luxem bourg purchased his cityscape La Neige, Artist Henri's reputation vaulted, his tal ent ripened slowly, continuously.
From Time Magazine Archive
In one "bourg" called S. Thomas, they baptized a boy five years old belonging to the Neutral Nation, who died immediately afterwards.
From The Country of the Neutrals (As Far As Comprised in the County of Elgin), From Champlain to Talbot by Coyne, James H.
L'abbaye �toit � quelque distance de l�, au lieu o� est aujourd'hui le bourg de Sainte Croix.
From Notes and Queries, Number 193, July 9, 1853 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc by Bell, George
Louis-le-B�gue gave Amboise to the Counts of Anjou, and Hughes united the two independent seigneuries of the ch�teau and the bourg.
From Castles and Chateaux of Old Touraine and the Loire Country by Mansfield, M. F. (Milburg Francisco)
On compte huit lieues de Martigny � l'Hospice situ� sur ce mont; � une demie-lieue on commence � monter insensiblement; le chemin est beau et peut se faire en voiture jusqu'au bourg Saint-Pierre.
From Theory of the Earth, Volume 2 (of 4) by Hutton, James
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