Burgher
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English
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Etymology
From burgher (“middle-class person”) and the synonymous Dutch burger. The European colonists who mixed with natives were of that social stratum.
Noun
Burgher (plural Burghers)
- A member of a mixed-race ethnic group of Sri Lanka, consisting of descendants of European colonists and local people.
Translations
member of Sri Lankan ethnic group
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