Definition of "burg" []

• Informal A city or town: "There are no more opportunities for you in this burg” ( Damon Runyon). (noun)
• A fortified or walled town in early or medieval Europe. (noun)

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• "The burg is faking alien visitation to get more tourists, with a museum and UFO-themed snacks, and among their exhibits is a purported alien body."
• "But to me the most arresting part of Jo'burg is the huge piles of slag which surround and ring the city."
• "Jo'burg is filled with corner lots and narrow streets, consequently the city is congested."