burg
1
8.9
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
676
1.7
A large strong building where a ruler or noble lives
is wider, applying to either fortified buildings or whole fortified settlements
2
9.9
A Scottish town that has its own local government
is mainly a fortified place or settlement rather than an administrative unit
9.9
A fortified town in medieval southern France with straight streets and a central square
is a broader historical European term for any fortified settlement
9.9
A small Roman fort with walls used to defend and watch the area
is broader, covering castles and fortified towns beyond small military forts
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.