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burg Definition

burg (bʉrg)

noun

  1. Obsolete a fortified or walled town
  2. Informal a city, town, or village, esp. one regarded as quiet, unexciting, etc.

burg Usage Examples

Preposition: from

  • damnation: Only a priest and the headmaster of a local youth hostel can stop the devilish deeds and save the burg from eternal damnation.

Converse of object

  • nestle: The story begins in Twilight Town, a quiet burg nestled between night and day.
  • save: Only a priest and the headmaster of a local youth hostel can stop the devilish deeds and save the burg from eternal damnation.

Adjective modifier

  • quiet: February in new quiet burg of disco bar adventure.

Noun used with modifier

  • ice: Photo: Martin Rickard 2006 Enlarge Passing another ice burg in poor visability.

Browse dictionary entries near burg

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