burg
/bəːɡ
/noun
1An ancient or medieval fortress or walled town.Archeologists & geologists now believe the ancient burgs of Sodom & Gomorrah were destroyed by earthquake-induced fires - and not, as science has long held, by the wrath of an angry god....
- Kate looked once more at the dead soldiers, at the burg wall beyond, and sorrowfully turned to follow.
- The Old English (Anglo-Saxon) terms burg, burh, and byrig were used originally for fortified places, including villages and royal halls.
2North American informal A town or city.From Shreveport to Ferriday and all points in between, along the backwater burgs and the big city haunts, the myth of the Big Easy is examined in this exhaustive overview....
- For two hours or so, 17-year-olds become as important as city council members in burgs like Mechanicsburg, Pa.
- About a dozen baseball-themed museums beckon visitors to big-league cities and out-of-the-way burgs.
Origin
Mid 18th century: from late Latin burgus (see burgess). sense 2 is from German Burg 'castle, city'.
Rhymes
- prittle-prattle
- prius
- priv.
- privacy
- privado
- privat-docent
- privatdozent
- privat dozent
- private
- private account
- private Act
- private army
- private bank
- private banker
- private banking
- private bar
- private bath
- private bathroom
- private beach
- private bed
- private bill
- Private Bill Office
- private box
- private branch exchange
- private business