burgher

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see also: Burgher

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Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈbɝɡɚ/

Noun

burgher (plural burghers)

1. A citizen of a borough or town, especially one belonging to the middle class.
   1. A member of the medieval mercantile class.
   2. A citizen of a medieval city.
2. A prosperous member of the community; a middle class citizen (may connote complacency).

Related terms

• burgess
• burgomaster

Translations

• German: Bürger
• Italian: cittadino

Translations

• French: bourgeois
• Italian: borghese

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Burgher

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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.

Translations

• German: Burgher

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