1
: an ancient or medieval fortress or walled town
2
[German Burg] : city, town

Examples of burg in a Sentence

moved from a small town into a much bigger burg
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Most big burgs saw sizable year-over-year jumps in traffic delays last year, with five of them enduring double-digit increases. Jim Gorzelany, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025 Then, filled with admiration for this person who has turned a simple space into a something transcendental, the patron hires Tóth to oversee construction on a community center in the modest burg of Doylestown, Pennsylvania. David Fear, Rolling Stone, 22 Dec. 2024 The mountains surrounding town keep it relatively isolated, as do the serpentine roads between it and larger burgs. Graham Averill, Outside Online, 9 Dec. 2024 On Friday, league commissioner Jessica Berman named our burg one of three finalists for an expansion, a club that would start play in the league — along with Boston’s expansion BOS Nation FC — in 2026. Sean Keeler, The Denver Post, 23 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for burg 

Word History

Etymology

Old English — more at borough

First Known Use

1753, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of burg was in 1753

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“Burg.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/burg. Accessed 15 Jan. 2025.

Kids Definition

burg

noun
1
: a fortress or walled town in the Middle Ages
2
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