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burg

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noun

Informal. a city or town.
History/Historical. a fortified town.

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RELATED WORDS

town, metropolis, municipality

Nearby words

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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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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