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for Burg
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :
Burg \Burg\, n. [AS. burh, burg, cf. LL. burgus. See 1st
Borough.]
1. A fortified town. [Obs.]
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2. A borough. [Eng.] See 1st Borough.
[1913 Webster]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) :
burg
n 1: colloquial American term for a town; "I've lived in this
burg all my life"
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :
38 Moby Thesaurus words for "burg":
Stadt, banlieue, boom town, borough, bourg, burgh, city,
conurbation, crossroads, exurb, exurbia, faubourg, ghost town,
greater city, hamlet, hick town, jerkwater town, jumping-off place,
market town, megalopolis, metropolis, metropolitan area, mudhole,
municipality, one-horse town, outskirts, polis, spread city,
suburb, suburbia, town, township, urban complex, urban sprawl,
urbs, village, ville, whistle-stop
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