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burg

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–noun
1. Informal. a city or town.
2. History/Historical. a fortified town.
Origin:
1745–55; var. of burgh
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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-2 in Indo-European roots.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Slang Dictionary
burg [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.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Word Origin & History

burg 
"town or city," 1843, Amer.Eng. colloquial, from many place names ending in -burg (see borough).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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