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burg
UK /bɜːɡ/ US /bɝɡ/
noun 4
Collocations
3ADJ.
icy, left, quaint, small
PREP.
in
ADV.
away
Definitions
noun
1
Burgundy wine.
Many 2006 Burgundy reds are drinking well now, the better 2007s, especially Chambolles, have been beautiful for a while, and the 2008s could be left alone for a year or so to resolve their tannins. I find many 2011 and 2012 Burgs seductive, and irresistible, just bursting with fruit.
noun
1
A city or town.
Tell mother that I will write her in a day or two, probably from Chicago, as I have always had an idea that that was one burg where I could make good.
Imagine my surprise when I learned that he was not only a Canadian but lived in Ottawa, that icy burg I had left so many kilometers -- sorry, miles -- behind me.
2
A fortified town in medieval Europe.
noun
1
burger
I hate this emptiness and the redundancy of eating burgs at Burger Town.
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Many 2006 Burgundy reds are drinking well now, the better 2007s, especially Chambolles, have been beautiful for a while, and the 2008s could be left alone for a year or so to resolve their tannins. I
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Tell mother that I will write her in a day or two, probably from Chicago, as I have always had an idea that that was one burg where I could make good.
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Imagine my surprise when I learned that he was not only a Canadian but lived in Ottawa, that icy burg I had left so many kilometers -- sorry, miles -- behind me.
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It's been said that Wilder modeled that fictional setting on Peterborough, a quaint burg tucked away in New Hampshire's verdant southwestern hills.
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I hate this emptiness and the redundancy of eating burgs at Burger Town.
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It's a small burg.
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