bourgs

plural of bourg
as in villages
a small residential settlement the invaders captured the castle and sacked the bourg

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villages
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  • The number of people evacuated from Cauto Embarcadero, Melones, Cayama and other villages was expected to rise up to 7,500, Alonso said.
    Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 31 Oct. 2025
  • From Jamu and Javanese villages to family dynamics.
    Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 31 Oct. 2025
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“Bourgs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bourgs. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.

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