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burg  (bûrg)

n.

1. Informal A city or town: "There are no more opportunities for you in this burg" (Damon Runyon).

2. A fortified or walled town in early or medieval Europe.

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[Probably from -burg in place names such as Harrisburg, from Middle English burgh, town, from Old English burg. Sense 2, ultimately from Germanic *burgs, hill fort; see bhergh-² in Indo-European roots.]

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burg [bɜːg]

n

1. (Historical Terms) History a fortified town

2. US informal a town or city

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

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

burg - colloquial American term for a town; "I've lived in this burg all my life" town - an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city; "they drive through town on their way to work"

Translations

burg [bɜːg] N (US) (often hum, pej) (= town) → burgo m