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Definition of "burgh" [burgh]

  • A chartered town or borough in Scotland. (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 "burgh" in a sentence
  • "You will learn that the suffix 'burgh' is pronounced 'burra' e.g. Edinburgh."
  • "You will learn that the suffix burgh is pronounced burra (e.g. Edinburgh)."
  • "You will learn that the suffix ‘burgh is pronounced ‘burra’ e.g. Edinburgh."
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