burgher

Englisch - Türkisch

Definition von burgher im Englisch Türkisch wörterbuch

şehirli

kasaba sakini

kasabalı

kasabada oturan vatandaş

kentli/kasabalı

{i} boer cumhuriyetlerinden birinin yurttaşı

Englisch - Englisch

Definition von burgher im Englisch Englisch wörterbuch

A member of a mixed race ethnic group of Sri Lanka, consisting of descendants of European colonists and local people

A citizen of a borough or town, especially one belonging to middle class

A prosperous member of the community; a middle class citizen (may connote complacency)

an inhabitant, citizen or freeman of a borough burgh, or corporate town

{n} an inhabitant of a borough or city, a freeman

a citizen of a borough or town

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

{i} city resident

The burghers of a town or city are the people who live there, especially the richer or more respectable people. someone who lives in a particular town (or early burger, from burg )

a member of the middle class

A freeman of a burgh or borough, entitled to enjoy the privileges of the place; any inhabitant of a borough

a member of either of two mixed race groups in Sri Lanka. The Portuguese Burghers were formed by intermarriage of Portuguese and native Sri Lankans during the Portuguese colonial period and are mostly Roman Catholic in religion. The Dutch Burghers were formed during the Dutch period and are mostly members of the Dutch Reformed Church. The two groups of Burghers are combined for government purposes including parliamentary representation. Many Burghers have migrated to other countries since Sri Lankan independence

a citizen of an English borough

Relevante Übersetzungen

burghers

plural of burgher

Silbentrennung

burgh·er

Türkische aussprache

bırgır

Aussprache

/ˈbərgər/ /ˈbɜrɡɜr/

Etymologie

[ 'b&r-g&r ] (noun.) 13th century. From Middle Dutch burgher; from Middle High German burger; from Old High German burgari (“inhabitant of a fortress”); derivative of burg (“fortress, citadel”), from Proto-Germanic *burgz, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰərgʰ- (“fortified elevation”). Compare also Old English burgwaras (“inhabitants of a burg, burghers, citizens”). More at borough.