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Definition of "bourg" [bourg]

  • A market town. (noun)
  • A medieval village, especially one situated near a castle. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "bourg" in a sentence
  • "I was born on August 18, 1932 in Chabris, a "bourg", larger than a village but smaller than a town, located in Berry south of the Loire Valley."
  • "[3] The principal "bourg" was Ehwae, surnamed S. Pierre et S. Paul."
  • "The fifth day they arrived at the first village ( "bourg") of the Neutral Nation called Kandoucho, but to which they gave the name of"
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