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bourg

  [boorg; Fr. boor]
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–noun, plural bourgs  [boorgz; Fr. boor] .
1. a town.
2. a French market town.
Origin:
1400–50; late ME < AF ≪ LL burgus < Gmc; see borough
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  [an]
–noun
a department in E France. 376,477; 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
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bourg   (bŏŏrg)   
n.  

  1. A market town.

  2. A medieval village, especially one situated near a castle.


[French, from Old French, from Late Latin burgus, fortress, of Germanic origin; see bhergh-2 in Indo-European roots.]
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