bourg

noun

ˈbu̇r(g) How to pronounce bourg (audio)
Definition of bourgnext
as in village
a small residential settlement the invaders captured the castle and sacked the bourg

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  1. village
  2. hamlet
Noun
  • Residents were evacuated from 85 homes in the village of Whelford near the base on Sunday, and army bomb-disposal experts used a robot to examine three white vans.
    — ALASTAIR GRANT, Arkansas Online, 29 Sep. 2026
  • Now a charming village, with its traditional church with prominent spire overlooking the town and the old clock tower converted into a wonderful mussel and fish restaurant.
    — Natasha Langan, TheWeek, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of village
Noun
  • Uniting a mouthwatering younger pedigree talent package, the down-the-decades drama series is freely inspired by tragic events which took place at the remote mountain hamlet of Tor in the high Pyrenees.
    — John Hopewell, Variety, 30 Sep. 2026
  • But the couple were happy in their little cottage in the small hamlet of Lee-on-the-Solent, which Leigh decorated in her famously romantic style.
    — Hadley Hall Meares, Vanity Fair, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of hamlet
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“Bourg.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bourg. Accessed 3 Oct. 2026.

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