Associations to the word «Burg»

Wiktionary

BURG, noun. (North America) A city or town.
BURG, noun. (historical) A fortified town in medieval Europe.

Dictionary definition

BURG, noun. Colloquial American term for a town; "I've lived in this burg all my life".

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats