burg

[ burg ]

/ bɜrg /

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noun

Informal. a city or town.

History/Historical. a fortified town.

Words nearby burg

bureaucratese, bureaucratic, bureaucratize, burelé, burette, burg, burgage, burgas, burgee, burgenland, burgeon

Origin of burg

First recorded in 1745–55; variant of burgh

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Examples from the Web for burg

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 headline of a Burg Haartez op-ed last month asked the crucial question: "Oslo is dead, what's next?"
Meet The Israeli Left's New Ideas Factory|Ali Gharib|April 18, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Certainly the position of the burg, the noble Frank's den, was well chosen.
The Poniard's Hilt|Eugne Sue
Twelve strokes slowly sounded upon the various clocks in the house, telling Burg it was already midnight.
Molly and Kitty|Olga Eschenbach

When the falcon flew within the burg, he let himself drop down beside the burg-wall.
The Younger Edda|Snorre
And this is the burg where you can be as hard up on fifty thousand a year as on five hundred!
Odd Numbers|Sewell Ford
In short, there is no such thing as personal liberty in this burg, unless it is too late for the cop to see.'
To Him That Hath|Ralph Connor

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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