burgh

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The   nearest   equivalent   in  pre-Union  Scotland
Scotland
  was   the   royal   burgh .

Das nächste Äquivalent in Schottland vor der Union war die Royal Burgh.

Bedeutung (Englisch)

  1. a small mound, often used in reference to tumuli (mostly restricted to place names).
  2. (UK) a borough or chartered town (now only used as an official subdivision in Scotland).

Synonyme

Übersetzungen

κωμόπολη

δήμος

αυτοδιοικούμενη πόλη

burgh

municipi

burgh

burgh

Ausgesprochen als (IPA)
/ˈbʌɹə/
Etymologie (Englisch)

In summary

From Middle English borwe, borgh, burgh, buruh, from Old English burh, from Proto-West Germanic *burg, from Proto-Germanic *burgz (“city, stronghold”). Cognate with Dutch burg, French bourg, German Burg, Persian برج (borj, “tower; battlement, fort”), Swedish borg. Doublet of borough, Brough, and Bury.

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