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Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch borchmeester, borgermeester. Corresponding to either a compound of burg (“burgh, town”) or burger (“citizen”) + meester (“master”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌbʏr.ɣəˈmeːs.tər/
- Hyphenation: bur‧ge‧mees‧ter
- Rhymes: -eːstər
Noun
burgemeester m (plural burgemeesters, feminine burgemeesteres)
- mayor, burgomaster (head of a city or municipality)
- one of two species of gull:
- Synonym of kleine burgemeester (“Larus glaucoides”)
- Synonym of grote burgemeester (“Larus hyperboreus”)
- (obsolete, historical) Roman consul
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