Informal A city or town: "There are no more opportunities for you in this burg"(Damon Runyon).
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-2 in Indo-European roots.]
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. Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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