as in village
a small residential settlement the invaders captured the castle and sacked the bourg

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Noun
  • The Isle of Berk is a Viking-sized village set during the golden age of harmony between Vikings and dragons (think between the second and third movie).
    Samantha Neely, USA Today, 23 May 2025
  • The village is located at 2491 Babb Road and the website for more information is osceolahistory.org. Joseph Rassel of the Sentinel staff compiled this report.
    Joe Rassel, The Orlando Sentinel, 21 May 2025
Noun
  • Pope Leo was born in Chicago but grew up in this tiny hamlet in the 1960s.
    Michael Loria, USA Today, 19 May 2025
  • But in mountain towns, seaside hamlets and centuries-old villages, the penthouse sits closer to earth yet no less aloft in spirit.
    Spencer Elliott, Forbes.com, 12 May 2025
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“Bourg.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bourg. Accessed 28 May. 2025.

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