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burg

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burg

[burg]
noun
1.
Informal. a city or town.
2.
History/Historical. a fortified town.

Origin:
1745–55; variant of burgh
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burg (bɜːɡ)
 
n
1.  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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Word Origin & History

burg
"town or city," 1843, Amer.Eng. colloquial, from many place names ending in -burg (see borough).
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burg definition

[bɚg]
  1. n.
    a small town. (Disdainful.) : I can't stand another day in this burg.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
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