burg
Quaint little municipality
A burg is a town or city, used informally and often with a hint of dismissiveness toward smaller or less glamorous places: This burg doesn't even have a decent coffee shop.
The word comes from the same root as borough andburg in place names like Pittsburgh and Harrisburg.
Mid-sized settlement
- villageSmall rural community
- hamletTiny rural settlement
- cityLarge populated area
- municipalityLocal governing district
township · metropolis · suburb · neighborhood · locality · enclave · outskirts · community
Of the Middle Ages
- castleFortified medieval residence
- ruinsDecayed structural remains
- heritageInherited cultural legacy
- ancientVery old indeed
archaeology · excavation · monument · relics · artifact · restoration · chronicle · bygone
Heavily defended military structure
- strongholdFortified place of defense
- citadelFortified urban stronghold
- castleFortified medieval residence
- rampartFortified defensive wall
moat · bastion · battlements · parapet · turret · keep · drawbridge · portcullis
Western Pennsylvania industrial city
- HarrisburgPennsylvania state capital
- GettysburgPennsylvania battle site
- WilliamsburgColonial-era Virginia city
- JohannesburgSouth Africa's economic hub
Brandenburg · Luxembourg · Augsburg · Magdeburg · Strasbourg · Marburg · Regensburg · Gothenburg
town
Mid-sized settlement
municipality · township · metropolis · suburb · neighborhood · locality · enclave · outskirts · community · suburbia
medieval
Of the Middle Ages
ancient · archaeology · excavation · monument · relics · artifact · restoration · chronicle · bygone · epoch
fortress
Heavily defended military structure
- strongholdFortified place of defense
- citadelFortified urban stronghold
- castleFortified medieval residence
rampart · moat · bastion · battlements · parapet · turret · keep · drawbridge · portcullis · barbican
Pittsburgh
Western Pennsylvania industrial city
- HarrisburgPennsylvania state capital
- GettysburgPennsylvania battle site
- WilliamsburgColonial-era Virginia city
Johannesburg · Brandenburg · Luxembourg · Augsburg · Magdeburg · Strasbourg · Marburg · Regensburg · Gothenburg
burgmetropolis
Large important city
megacity · major city · big city · megalopolis · urban center
burgwilderness
Uncultivated, uninhabited natural region
backcountry · wild · hinterland · outback · frontier
- burger and friesGround beef sandwich with fried potatoes
- burger flipperFast-food line cook
- garden burgerMeatless patty for buns
- cat burglarThief who climbs buildings
- burglar alarmIntrusion detection device
- veggie burgerMeatless alternative to hamburger
burglar, burglary, burger, burglarize, burgle, burgher, burgess, burgh, burghers