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burgh  (bûrg)
n.
A chartered town or borough in Scotland.
[Scots, variant of borough.]
burgh [ˈbʌrə]
n
1. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) (in Scotland) a town, esp one incorporated by charter, that enjoyed a degree of self-government until the local-government reorganization of 1975
2. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) an archaic form of borough [1]
[Scottish form of borough]
burghal  [ˈbɜːgəl] adj
burgh (ˈbɜr oʊ, ˈbʌr oʊ, ˈbɜr ə, ˈbʌr ə)

n.
1. (in Scotland) an incorporated town having some degree of political independence.
2. Archaic. borough.
[1350–1400; late Middle English (Scots); see borough]
burgh′al, adj.
Thesaurus Legend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.burgh - a borough in Scotland
borough - an English town that forms the constituency of a member of parliament
Translations
burgh [ˈbʌrə] N (Scot) → villa f
burgh
n (Scot) → freie Stadt
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On the outside there are no windows ; and I may add, that an enclosure of a square, or sometimes a round form, gave the inhabitants of the Burgh an opportunity to secure any sheep or cattle which they might possess.
Ivanhoe by Scott, Walter View in context
The right wing was commanded by Henry de Montfort, the oldest son of Simon de Montfort, and with him was the third son, Guy, as well as John de Burgh and Humphrey de Bohun.
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It was a fairly built burgh, the houses of good stone, many slated; the town-hall not so fine, I thought, as that of Peebles, nor yet the street so noble; but take it altogether, it put me to shame for my foul tatters.
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