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
  • The trailer finds the film’s protagonists alternately hunting or fleeing the vicious creature — or creatures — through a tattered town known as Hope Harbor, a remote coastal village near the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) in South Korea.
    — Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 9 July 2026
  • Lindgren’s grandfather is the late Phil Simmons, who was one of the founders of the village’s Operation Playground Foundation and helped secure money for the current Fort Frankfort project.
    — Jeff Vorva, Chicago Tribune, 9 July 2026
Definition of village
Noun
  • Their Victorian house looks preposterous in this dusty hamlet.
    — Judy Berman, Time, 9 July 2026
  • In Umbria, there’s the medieval hamlet of Solomeo, where Brunello Cucinelli’s luxury empire is headquartered across an array of historic buildings, including a library, a theater, and its very own vineyard.
    — Liam Hess, Vogue, 29 June 2026
Definition of hamlet
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“Bourg.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bourg. Accessed 10 Jul. 2026.

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