bourg

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English[edit]

Noun[edit]

bourg (plural bourgs)

  1. Obsolete form of burgh.
  2. Obsolete form of borough.

Anagrams[edit]

French[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Middle French bourg, from Old French borc, burc, a borrowing from Frankish *burg, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *burgz, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰerǵʰ- (fort). Cognate with English borough and burg.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /buʁ/
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Noun[edit]

bourg m (plural bourgs)

  1. burg, market town

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