"burh" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /bɜː/ [Received-Pronunciation], /bɝ/ [General-American] Forms: burhs [plural]
Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ) Etymology: Learned borrowing from Old English burh. Doublet of borough, burg, burgh, and bury. Etymology templates: {{lbor|en|ang|burg|burh}} Learned borrowing from Old English burh, {{doublet|en|borough|burg|burgh|bury}} Doublet of borough, burg, burgh, and bury Head templates: {{en-noun}} burh (plural burhs)
  1. A fortified dwelling place belonging to a king or noble; a prehistoric fort.
    Sense id: en-burh-en-noun-FO4Ei5nj Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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    [
      "burh",
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    ],
    [
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      "borough#English"
    ],
    [
      "burg",
      "burg#English"
    ],
    [
      "burgh",
      "burgh#English"
    ],
    [
      "bury",
      "bury#English"
    ]
  ],
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      "name": "lbor"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "borough",
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        "4": "burgh",
        "5": "bury"
      },
      "expansion": "Doublet of borough, burg, burgh, and bury",
      "name": "doublet"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "form": "burhs",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "name": "en-noun"
    }
  ],
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        },
        {
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        },
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      ],
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        "A fortified dwelling place belonging to a king or noble; a prehistoric fort."
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      "links": [
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          "fortified",
          "fortified"
        ],
        [
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        ],
        [
          "king",
          "king"
        ],
        [
          "noble",
          "noble"
        ],
        [
          "prehistoric",
          "prehistoric"
        ],
        [
          "fort",
          "fort"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "Received-Pronunciation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/bɝ/",
      "tags": [
        "General-American"
      ]
    },
    {
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    }
  ],
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    [
      "burh",
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    ],
    [
      "borough",
      "borough#English"
    ],
    [
      "burg",
      "burg#English"
    ],
    [
      "burgh",
      "burgh#English"
    ],
    [
      "bury",
      "bury#English"
    ]
  ],
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      },
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    },
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      },
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    }
  ],
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        "plural"
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    }
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        "English doublets",
        "English entries with incorrect language header",
        "English learned borrowings from Old English",
        "English lemmas",
        "English nouns",
        "English terms borrowed from Old English",
        "English terms derived from Old English",
        "Pages with 3 entries",
        "Pages with entries",
        "Rhymes:English/ɜː(ɹ)",
        "Rhymes:English/ɜː(ɹ)/1 syllable"
      ],
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        "A fortified dwelling place belonging to a king or noble; a prehistoric fort."
      ],
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        [
          "fortified",
          "fortified"
        ],
        [
          "dwelling place",
          "dwelling place"
        ],
        [
          "king",
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        ],
        [
          "noble",
          "noble"
        ],
        [
          "prehistoric",
          "prehistoric"
        ],
        [
          "fort",
          "fort"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/bɜː/",
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        "Received-Pronunciation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/bɝ/",
      "tags": [
        "General-American"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɜː(ɹ)"
    }
  ],
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}

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