burg
Americannoun
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Informal. a city or town.
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History/Historical. a fortified town.
noun
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history a fortified town
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informal a town or city
Etymology
Origin of burg
First recorded in 1745–55; variant of burgh
Example Sentences
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But the Los Angeles County burg is also likely to be the last — for now.
From Los Angeles Times
It was the stand-in for a Midwestern town in Tom Hanks’ “That Thing You Do” and for a southern burg in “Big Mama’s House,” among many others.
From Los Angeles Times
His band rolled into the lakefront burg of Manitowoc, Wis., the heart of Green Bay Packers country, on a night in 1972 when the Packers were facing off against the Detroit Lions.
From Los Angeles Times
Most of the burg’s 200 houses were half submerged by slowly rising floodwaters.
From Seattle Times
Surrounding me would be the natural denizens of Martini Town, if such a burg existed, all eager to savor the lot’s first Hallmark Fan Experience.
From Salon
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