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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bourg
Noun
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This village on stilts dances to the sea's rhythm, where sampans sail serene waters, and locals craft shrimp paste under the sun, just like their Tanka ancestors.—
Condé Nast Traveler,
Condé Nast Traveler,
22 Feb. 2026 -
The Grand Jury Prize went to Emin Alper’s Salvation, a drama that charts the escalation of violence in an isolated village community in the Turkish mountains following the return of an exiled clan.—
Scott Roxborough,
HollywoodReporter,
21 Feb. 2026
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About half its population is part of Italy’s Ladin minority, which settled the mountain hamlet of Anpezo a millennium ago.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
22 Feb. 2026
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About 80 miles east of downtown, the San Bernardino County mountain hamlet of Wrightwood and its largest employer, the Mountain High Resort, are welcoming a snow deluge and hoping this is their busiest weekend of the season.—
Andrew J. Campa,
Los Angeles Times,
21 Feb. 2026
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“Bourg.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bourg. Accessed 28 Feb. 2026.
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