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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bourg
Noun
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The flow of goods allowed the village to connect with the outside world and flourish during the Middle Ages.—
Catherine Sabino,
Forbes.com,
24 Jan. 2026 -
All together, this combination of costumes and period dance — with waltz music by Johann Strauss I — created a vision of a long-ago time in Europe or America, when balls and village dances provided a key way for people to socialize.—
Martha Ross,
Mercury News,
24 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Here are our 7 favorite small adventure towns around the world, from coastal enclaves to alpine hamlets.—
Jen Murphy,
Outside,
7 Jan. 2026
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Saxonham was a village – not much more than a hamlet in truth – a few miles from Dungeness.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
6 Jan. 2026
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“Bourg.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bourg. Accessed 28 Jan. 2026.
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