as in village
a small residential settlement the invaders captured the castle and sacked the bourg

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Noun
  • Keep reading for a full review of The Brecon in the Swiss Alpine village of Adelboden.
    Becky Sunshine, Travel + Leisure, 2 Aug. 2025
  • The project faced public opposition, however, both before and after the village gave it the green light.
    Molly Morrow, Chicago Tribune, 1 Aug. 2025
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  • Friday's decision also marks the next step in a national culture-wars battle over library materials that has rocked the country — and rural communities like Llano, a Texas Hill Country hamlet 75 miles northwest of Austin — since 2020.
    Bayliss Wagner, Austin American Statesman, 30 July 2025
  • For a break, stop in Field, a mountain hamlet of fewer than 200 residents located within the park.
    Jenny Wisniewski, USA Today, 26 July 2025
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“Bourg.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bourg. Accessed 7 Aug. 2025.

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