burg

noun

ˈbərg How to pronounce burg (audio)
Synonyms of burgnext
1
: an ancient or medieval fortress or walled town
2
[German Burg] : city, town

Synonyms

See All Synonyms & Antonyms in Thesaurus

Examples of burg in a Sentence

moved from a small town into a much bigger burg
Recent Examples on the Web
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
Spink believed relocation of some of baseball’s lesser-drawing teams was possible, and there was a vast nation of growing burgs with their arms (and wallets) open. — Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 20 Mar. 2025 Two teeny Texas burgs made the list for their preservation of western culture. — Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 Feb. 2025 Most big burgs saw sizable year-over-year jumps in traffic delays last year, with five of them enduring double-digit increases. — Jim Gorzelany, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025 Then, filled with admiration for this person who has turned a simple space into a something transcendental, the patron hires Tóth to oversee construction on a community center in the modest burg of Doylestown, Pennsylvania. — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 22 Dec. 2024 See All Example Sentences for burg

Word History

Etymology

Old English — more at borough

First Known Use

1753, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of burg was in 1753

Rhymes for burg

See All Rhymes for burg

Browse Nearby Words

burg
See all Nearby Words

Cite this Entry

“Burg.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/burg. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.

Copy Citation

Share

Kids Definition

burg

noun
ˈbərg How to pronounce burg (audio)
1
: a fortress or walled town in the Middle Ages
2
: city sense 1, town
Last Updated: - Updated example sentences
Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!

Popular in Grammar & Usage

See More

How to Use Em Dashes (—), En Dashes (–) , and Hyphens (-)

The Difference Between 'i.e.' and 'e.g.'

Why is '-ed' sometimes pronounced at the end of a word?

More Commonly Misspelled Words

Words You Always Have to Look Up
See More

Popular in Wordplay

See More

Top 10 Sophisticated Insults

Flower Etymologies For Your Spring Garden

More Words with Remarkable Origins

Terroir, Oenophile, & Magnum: Ten Words About Wine

8 Words for Lesser-Known Musical Instruments
See More

Popular Features

See More

How to Use Em Dashes (—), En Dashes (–) , and Hyphens (-)

Top 10 Sophisticated Insults

Flower Etymologies For Your Spring Garden
See More

Games & Quizzes

See All
Play Quordle: Guess all four words in a limited number of tries. Each of your guesses must be a real 5-letter word.
Quordle Can you solve 4 words at once?
Play Blossom: Solve today's spelling word game by finding as many words as you can using just 7 letters. Longer words score more points.
Blossom Word Game Pick the best words!
Play Missing Letter: a crossword with a twist. Each of the 25 puzzle words start with a different letter of the alphabet. Which letter is missing?
Missing Letter A daily crossword with a twist
dog-in-disguise
Rhyme Disguise Quiz Pair up words that look different but sound alike.
See All