| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| bourg |
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| PRONUNCIATION: | b rg |
| NOUN: | 1. A market town. 2. A medieval village, especially one situated near a castle. | | ETYMOLOGY: | French, from Old French, from Late Latin burgus, fortress, of Germanic origin. See bhergh-2 in Appendix I.
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