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Word: Burgher
Speech Type: Noun
Middle English: from burgh, reinforced by Dutch burger, from burg ‘castle’ (see borough)
ˈbəːɡə
a citizen of a town or city, typically a member of the wealthy bourgeoisie
Short Definition:citizen of town or city
Examples:- the poem is not the sort of thing the sturdy burghers of Manchester would wish to read
(in southern Africa) an Afrikaans citizen of a Boer Republic.
Short Definition:Afrikaans citizen of Boer Republic
a descendant of a Dutch or Portuguese colonist in Sri Lanka.
Short Definition:descendant of Dutch/Portuguese colonist in Sri Lanka
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