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Meaning of Burgher | Babel Free

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

العربية السّاكن
Bosanski purgar purger
Čeština měšťan
Deutsch Burgher
Suomi porvari
Français bourgeois burgher
Hrvatski purgar purger
Italiano borghese
Српски purgar purger
Türkçe burjuva

CEFR level

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