-burgh

English

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

Etymology

Inherited from Old English burh (fortified place, fort, town).

Origin

Old English

burh

Gloss

fortified place, fort, town

Concept
Semantic Field

Social and political relations

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Kanji

Emoji

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