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Burgher

Noun CEFR B1
ˈbɜː(ɹ)ɡə(ɹ)

Definitions

  1. A citizen of a borough or town, especially one belonging to the middle class.
  2. A member of the medieval mercantile class.
  3. A member of a mixed-race ethnic group of Sri Lanka, consisting of descendants of European colonists and local people.
  4. A citizen of a medieval city.
  5. A prosperous member of the community; a middle-class citizen (may connote complacency).

Equivalents

DeutschBurgher
Italianoborghese
8 more languages
العربيةالسّاكن
Bosanskipurgarpurger
Češtinaměšťan
Suomiporvari
Hrvatskipurgarpurger
Српскиpurgarpurger
Türkçeburjuva

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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