burg

Noun

WordNet 3.0

Noun (1)

  1. colloquial American term for a town“I've lived in this burg all my life”
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

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]

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