Definizione monolingua

burg

burg (plural burgs)

1. (North America) A city or town.

   • 2009 June, Thriault, David, “This Way In: The Sound and the Fury”, Esquire, volume 151, number 6, page 6:?

     Imagine my surprise when I learned that he was not only a Canadian but lived in Ottawa, that icy burg I had left so many kilometers -- sorry, miles -- behind me.

   • 2010 Feb, Orloff, Paige, “Big Style on a (Little) Budget”, Country Living, volume 33, number 2, page 84:?

     Its been said that Wilder modeled that fictional setting on Peterborough, a quaint burg tucked away in New Hampshires verdant southwestern hills.

2. (historical) A fortified town in medieval Europe.

Definizione dizionario burg

Altri significati:

(US, slang) A city or town