(n) a city in southwestern Pennsylvania where the confluence of the Allegheny River and Monongahela River forms the Ohio River; long an important urban industrial area; site of Carnegie Mellon University and the University of Pittsburgh

university of pittsburgh

(n) a university in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

birmingham

(n) the largest city in Alabama; located in northeastern Alabama, Syn. Pittsburgh of the South

bourgeois

(n) a member of the middle class, Syn. burgher

britten

(n) major English composer of the 20th century; noted for his operas (1913-1976), Syn. Edward Benjamin Britten, Benjamin Britten, Lord Britten of Aldeburgh

burgess

(n) a citizen of an English borough, Syn. burgher

du bois

(n) United States civil rights leader and political activist who campaigned for equality for Black Americans (1868-1963), Syn. William Edward Burghardt Du Bois, W. E. B. Du Bois

horse cassia

(n) East Indian tree having long pods containing a black cathartic pulp used as a horse medicine, Syn. Cassia marginata, Cassia roxburghii

philip

(n) Englishman and husband of Elizabeth II (born 1921), Syn. Duke of Edinburgh, Prince Philip

shallu

(n) sorghum having slender dry stalks and small hard grains; introduced into United States from India, Syn. Sorghum vulgare rosburghii

shiloh

(n) the second great battle of the American Civil War (1862); the battle ended with the withdrawal of Confederate troops but it was not a Union victory, Syn. battle of Shiloh, battle of Pittsburgh Landing

The Collaborative International Dictionary of English (GCIDE) v.0.53 Collaborative International Dictionary (GCIDE)

Antiburgher

n. (Eccl. Hist.) One who seceded from the Scottish Burghers (1747), deeming it improper to take the Burgess oath. [ 1913 Webster ]

Burgh

n. [ OE. See Burg. ] A borough or incorporated town, especially, one in Scotland. See Borough. [ 1913 Webster ]

Burghal

a. Belonging to a burgh. [ 1913 Webster ]

Burghbote

n. [ Burgh + bote. ] (Old Law) A contribution toward the building or repairing of castles or walls for the defense of a city or town. [ 1913 Webster ]

Burghbrech

n. [ Burgh + F. brèche, equiv. to E. breach. ] (AS. Law) The offense of violating the pledge given by every inhabitant of a tithing to keep the peace; breach of the peace. Burrill. [ 1913 Webster ]

Burgher

n. [ From burgh; akin to D. burger, G. bürger, Dan. borger, Sw. borgare. See Burgh. ] 1. A freeman of a burgh or borough, entitled to enjoy the privileges of the place; any inhabitant of a borough. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Eccl. Hist.) A member of that party, among the Scotch seceders, which asserted the lawfulness of the burgess oath (in which burgesses profess “the true religion professed within the realm”), the opposite party being called antiburghers. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ These parties arose among the Presbyterians of Scotland, in 1747, and in 1820 reunited under the name of the “United Associate Synod of the Secession Church.” [ 1913 Webster ]

Burghermaster

n. See Burgomaster. [ 1913 Webster ]

Burghership

n. The state or privileges of a burgher. [ 1913 Webster ]

Burghmaster

n. 1. A burgomaster. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Mining) An officer who directs and lays out the meres or boundaries for the workmen; -- called also bailiff, and barmaster. [ Eng. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

Burghmote

n. (AS. Law) [ Burgh + mote meeting. ] A court or meeting of a burgh or borough; a borough court held three times yearly. [ 1913 Webster ]

Lussheburgh

n. A spurious coin of light weight imported into England from Luxemburg, or Lussheburgh, as it was formerly called. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

God wot, no Lussheburghes payen ye. Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

Roxburgh

n. [ From the third duke of Roxburgh (Scotland), a noted book collector who had his books so bound. ] A style of bookbinding in which the back is plain leather, the sides paper or cloth, the top gilt-edged, but the front and bottom left uncut. [ 1913 Webster ]

Spitzenburgh

n. A kind of red and yellow apple, of medium size and spicy flavor. It originated at Newtown, on Long Island. [ 1913 Webster ]

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爱丁堡

[爱丁堡 / 愛丁堡, Ài dīng bǎo] Edinburgh, capital of Scotland #43618

匹兹堡

[匹兹堡 / 匹茲堡, Pǐ zī bǎo] Pittsburgh (Pennsylvania) #67841

薄瑞光

[薄瑞光, Bó Ruì guāng] Raymond Burghard (1945-), US diplomat and ambassador to Vietnam 2001-2004, chairman of American Institute in Taiwan from 2006 #135726

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