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burg

noun

ˈbərg

Definition of burg

as in city

a thickly settled, highly populated area moved from a small town into a much bigger burg

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Recent Examples of burg Central Station serves up a template that might be emulated by other cities, particularly those Sunbelt burgs enduring the combination of swift growth, rising temperatures, affordability challenges and infrastructure hurdles. — Jeffrey Steele, Forbes.com, 6 Apr. 2026 Franchises in other burgs can apparently go weeks, even months, without making headlines about matters other than wins and losses. — Kevin Sherrington, Dallas Morning News, 31 Mar. 2026 Its city and school budgets are balanced and the burg generally is well run. — John Seiler, Oc Register, 26 Nov. 2025 Traffic cruised along the main corridor connecting Kansas City, Raytown and Lee’s Summit through the small burg of Knobtown over the summer months, but now, work at the intersection is ramping up again. — Nathan Pilling, Kansas City Star, 3 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for burg

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An electric locomotive in the northwestern city of Kovel was also struck, Zelenskyy said.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 17 Sep. 2026
That message has buttressed DeSantis’ advocacy for drastically slashing property taxes, a critical financial lifeline for Florida cities and counties.

— Zoe Millán, Miami Herald, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of city

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Now based in Milan, Marcon was born in 1985 in Busto Arsizio, a town an hour’s drive to the northwest of the city.

— Matthew McLean, Artforum, 22 Sep. 2026
George had a gold molar, a biology degree from the University of Nairobi, and—according to himself—a girlfriend in every town from Eldoret to Mombasa.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 22 Sep. 2026

Definition of town

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Nipping across to one German metropolis is about to get a little easier.

— Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 8 Sep. 2026
Dogan deliberately arranged for Salah’s medical to take place in the metropolis of Istanbul, over 500 miles (nearly 900km) from Trabzon, so the Egyptian could see how frenzied the welcome would be.

— Nick Miller, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026

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