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suffixSynonym of -burgh.
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- Old Englishburg“fortified place”
- English-burg
From Old English burg (“fortified place”).
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APA
-burg. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-burg
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“-burg.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-burg. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “-burg,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-burg.
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