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-burgh

-burgh suffix: place name suffix, indicating the site of a fortified place.

Suffix

-burgh (proper noun-forming suffix)

  1. Place name suffix, indicating the site of a fortified place.
    Synonyms:
    -burg, -borough, -boro, -bury

Synonyms of -burgh

Origin of -burgh

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

Questions about -burgh

What does -burgh mean?
-burgh means place name suffix, indicating the site of a fortified place.
What part of speech is -burgh?
-burgh is a suffix.

Words near -burgh in the dictionary

  1. -bradine
  2. -brough
  3. -burg
  4. -burger
  5. -burgers
  6. -burgh
  7. -bury
  8. -buterol
  9. -buvir
  10. -by
  11. -c-

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