burg

[ burg ]

/ bɜrg /

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noun

Informal. a city or town.

History/Historical. a fortified town.

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Origin of burg

First recorded in 1745–55; variant of burgh

Words nearby burg

Bureau of Land Management, Bureau of Mines, Bureau of the Census, burelé, burette, burg, burgage, Burgas, burgee, Burgenland, burgeon

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How to use burg in a sentence

This tiny burg teems with so many old stone and wood-framed buildings that the whole town is on the National Register of Historic Places.
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The number that jumped out was the huge revenue, big bucks for a little burg.
Ferguson Feeds Off the Poor: Three Warrants a Year Per Household|Michael Daly|August 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The dinner with Burg was not cancelled and Burg was a welcome guest at the Hillel.
'Is It Good For The Jews?' Is Not The Question|Shany Mor|December 9, 2013|DAILY BEAST
The incident in question involves Avraham Burg, who was an MK before leaving political office a decade ago.
'Is It Good For The Jews?' Is Not The Question|Shany Mor|December 9, 2013|DAILY BEAST

And Burg is an Orthodox Jew from a distinguished Israeli political family.
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The headline of a Burg Haartez op-ed last month asked the crucial question: "Oslo is dead, what's next?"
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No shooting and they would be miles away before they stopped rubbing their eyes in that one water-tank burg.
Hooded Detective, Volume III No. 2, January, 1942|Various
The circumstance which made it a burg made it likewise a battle-field.
The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 16, No. 97, November, 1865|Various
We must carry off both the bishopess and the countess—we must pillage both burg and villa!
The Poniard's Hilt|Eugne Sue
In fetching her from the burg, the brutal leude had barely given her time to dress before lifting her on the crupper of his horse.
The Poniard's Hilt|Eugne Sue
They took our herd and said to us: 'We shall carry you to the burg of our count to restock his domain with slaves and cattle.'
The Poniard's Hilt|Eugne Sue

British Dictionary definitions for burg

burg

/ (bɜːɡ) /

noun

history a fortified town

US informal a town or city

Word Origin for burg

C18 (in the sense: fortress): from Old High German burg fortified town; see borough

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