bourgs

plural of bourg
as in villages
a small residential settlement the invaders captured the castle and sacked the bourg

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  • From the ancient temples of Egypt and India to entire villages in Turkey and Iran, each structure was chiseled with painstaking precision.
    Maya Chawla, Architectural Digest, 24 Dec. 2024
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“Bourgs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bourgs. Accessed 1 May. 2025.

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