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burgh
[ burg; Scots buhr-oh, buhr-uh ]
noun
- (in Scotland) an incorporated town having its own charter and some degree of political independence from the surrounding area.
- Archaic. borough.
burgh
/ ˈbÉœËÉ¡É™l; ˈbÊŒrÉ™ /
noun
- (in Scotland) a town, esp one incorporated by charter, that enjoyed a degree of self-government until the local-government reorganization of 1975
- an archaic form of borough
Derived Forms
- burghal, adjective
Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms
- ²ú³Ü°ù²µ³ó·²¹±ô [bur, -g, uh, l], adjective
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of burgh1
Example Sentences
He added: "As Stirling prepares to celebrate its 900th anniversary as a royal burgh in 2024, this is another fascinating chapter in the area's story that attracts visitors from across the world."
He said Armstrong definitely had a special aura about him as he accepted his honour as freeman of the burgh.
Leith Theatre has had an extraordinary history since it was first gifted to the people of the burgh of Leith, as they officially became part of the city of Edinburgh.
The Postal Service became the most visible federal agency to carry out the new rules — like dropping the final “h†in names that ended in “burgh,†and changing “borough†to “boro.â€
Tuesday is the end of the line for the beloved Canadian comedy, a fish-out-of-water tale about a formerly wealthy family stuck in the titular out-of-the-way burgh.
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