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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. colloquial American term for a town;
- Example: "I've lived in this burg all my life"


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.] [1913 Webster] 2. A borough. [Eng.] See 1st Borough. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

burg n 1: colloquial American term for a town; "I've lived in this burg all my life"
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