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

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Noun
  • However, peripheral impact is highly possible since multiple villages are located along the international border, Chitransh added.
    Brendan Cole, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2025
  • With sweeping ski trails and a bustling village, the location almost feels like its own character.
    Allison DeGrushe, Entertainment Weekly, 9 Dec. 2025
Noun
  • The tiny town in upstate New York, which includes hamlets Pine Hill and Phoenicia, has long been a vacation destination for people looking to visit the Catskills, but the balance of things has fallen off in the last half-decade.
    Clio Chang, Curbed, 11 June 2026
  • Amnesty said its report looked into 27 hamlets and villages in the West Bank where Palestinians were displaced between 2023 and 2025.
    Julia Frankel, Los Angeles Times, 10 June 2026
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“Bourg.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bourg. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.

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