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   The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition.  2000.
 
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PRONUNCIATION:  brg
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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