"Burgher" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: Burghers [plural]
Etymology: From burgher (“middle-class person”) and the synonymous Dutch burger. The European colonists who mixed with natives were of that social stratum. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|nl|burger}} Dutch burger Head templates: {{en-noun}} Burgher (plural Burghers)
  1. A member of a mixed-race ethnic group of Sri Lanka, consisting of descendants of European colonists and local people. Wikipedia link: Burgher people Synonyms: Burger Translations (member of Sri Lankan ethnic group): Burgher [masculine] (German)

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