Burg and Castle

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Burg noun - A thickly settled, highly populated area.

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Castle and burg are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Castle" instead a noun "Burg".

Nearby Words: burgess, burgh

Castle noun - A structure or place from which one can resist attack.

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Burg and castle are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Burg" instead a noun "Castle".

Nearby Words: castling, castled

A clue is the name "burg" in a city as "burg" is "Castle" in Anglo-Saxon and several other germanic languages.

Source: Citadel City

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