Bürger

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See also: Burger, burger, and -burger

German

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈbʏʁɡɐ/, /ˈbʏɐ̯ɡɐ/
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Noun

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Bürger m (strong, genitive Bürgers, plural Bürger, feminine Bürgerin)

  1. citizen, inhabitant, resident; legally recognized inhabitant of a city or state
  2. bourgeois, burgher, member of the middle class
  3. (historical) burgher, freeman, usually richer and/or more influential than a peasant/worker but poorer and/or less influential than a nobleman

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