burg
city or town
Not to be confused with:
berg – iceberg
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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.
[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- in Indo-European roots.]
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burg
(bɜːɡ)n
1. (Historical Terms) history a fortified town
2. informal US a town or city
[C18 (in the sense: fortress): from Old High German burg fortified town; see borough]
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burg
(bɜrg)n.
1. Informal. a small, quiet city or town.
2. a fortified town.
[1745–55; variant of burgh]
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| 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" |
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burg
nounInformal. A large and important town:
Informal: town.
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