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

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Noun
  • Four people were killed after a vehicle crashed into an after-school camp in a small Illinois village on Monday, according to local officials.
    Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 29 Apr. 2025
  • For months, the drama happening elsewhere in the country had imposed itself on set: First the rapid-fire disintegration of the ruling regime in December; then, in March, a spate of sectarian massacres in villages just a few dozen miles away from Kasheesh.
    Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 28 Apr. 2025
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  • Adding to its appeal are expansive views of the Lake, the Sierra Nevada Mountain range, and the iconic Shakespeare Rock monolith, the backdrop for this awe-inspiring hamlet.
    Jim Dobson, Forbes.com, 25 Apr. 2025
  • Fire Island, just off the hamlet Sayville on New York’s Long Island, has long been considered a gay paradise.
    Elyssa Goodman, Them., 25 Apr. 2025
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“Bourg.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bourg. Accessed 2 May. 2025.

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