burg
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An old castle or walled town
- noun
- /bɜrg/
- Archaic
:
castillo
- The festival was held in the historic burg, attracting tourists from around the world.
Examples
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Bob Burg knows the best people!
Blog text (6) -
Sit in a bar in a small western Illinois burg and scope out the action.
Fiction book (1992) -
The medieval burg was surrounded by a deep moat and tall stone walls.
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In the quaint burg of Rothenburg, visitors can see well-preserved medieval architecture.
Synonyms
castle
vsburg
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A large strong building where a ruler or noble lives
is wider, applying to either fortified buildings or whole fortified settlements
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A Scottish town that has its own local government
is mainly a fortified place or settlement rather than an administrative unit
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A small Roman fort with walls used to defend and watch the area
is broader, covering castles and fortified towns beyond small military forts
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A fortified town in medieval southern France with straight streets and a central square
is a broader historical European term for any fortified settlement
How Fortified
Surface Forms
Etymology
Burg originally named a defended place that was 'protected by walls' or a 'castle'. You can see the same root in German Burg and in names like Hamburg, so a historical burg usually means a castle or fortified town.