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Bürger.

citizen, inhabitant, resident; legally recognized inhabitant of a city or state

6 characters2 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈbʏʁɡɐ//ˈbʏɐ̯ɡɐ/
  1. citizen, inhabitant, resident; legally recognized inhabitant of a city or state

    masculine · strong
  2. bourgeois, burgher, member of the middle class

    masculine · strong
  3. burgher, freeman, usually richer and/or more influential than a peasant/worker but poorer and/or less influential than a nobleman

    historical · masculine · strong
Where this word comes from

From Middle High German burger, burgære, from Old High German burgāri. By surface analysis, Burg + -er.

name/ˈbʏʁɡɐ//ˈbʏɐ̯ɡɐ/
  1. a German surname

    feminine · masculine · proper-noun · surname
Where this word comes from

From Middle High German burger, burgære, from Old High German burgāri. By surface analysis, Burg + -er.

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