-burgh

suffix

Place name suffix, indicating the site of a fortified place.

Similar
-burg-borough-boro-bury
OriginOld English burh →
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Meanings

suffix-burgh (proper noun-forming suffix)
  1. Place name suffix, indicating the site of a fortified place.

    Synonyms: -burg, -borough, -boro, -bury

Synonyms & antonyms

suffixPlace name suffix, indicating the site of a fortified place.

Similar
-burg-borough-boro-bury
Also see
-borough-burg-bury

Origin

  1. Old Englishburh“fortified place”
  2. English-burgh

From Old English burh (“fortified place”). Doublet of -borough and -bury.

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APA

-burgh. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-burgh

MLA

“-burgh.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-burgh. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “-burgh,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-burgh.

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