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Definition of
burg noun
from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary
burg
noun
/bɜːɡ/
/bɜːrɡ/
(North American English, informal)
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a town or city
Word Origin
from German
Burg
‘castle, city’.
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burg
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