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ˈbu̇r(g)

Definition of bourg

as in village

a small residential settlement the invaders captured the castle and sacked the bourg

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The drone downed Tuesday in Lithuania fell near the village of Pratkunai, about 60 miles west of the capital, Vilnius, and near the Kaunas Reservoir, Lithuania's National Crisis Management Center said Tuesday.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 16 Sep. 2026
The drone downed in Lithuania on Tuesday fell near the village of Pratkūnai, about 60 miles west of the capital, Vilnius, and near the Kaunas Reservoir, Lithuania’s National Crisis Management Center said Tuesday.

— Liudas Dapkus, Los Angeles Times, 15 Sep. 2026

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Set the scene The drive into the hamlet of Amenia, where Troutbeck is located, sets you up quite nicely for what’s to follow.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Sep. 2026
The novel that will form the basis of Reacher’s now-in-production fifth season, 2015’s Make Me, finds Reacher visiting a midwestern hamlet called Mother’s Rest because the town’s name intrigues him.

— Chris Klimek, Vulture, 16 Sep. 2026

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