burg

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

burg
    n 1: colloquial American term for a town; "I've lived in this
         burg all my life"

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Burg \Burg\, n. [AS. burh, burg, cf. LL. burgus. See 1st
   {Borough}.]
   1. A fortified town. [Obs.]
      [1913 Webster]

   2. A borough. [Eng.] See 1st {Borough}.
      [1913 Webster]

from Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

38 Moby Thesaurus words for "burg":
      Stadt, banlieue, boom town, borough, bourg, burgh, city,
      conurbation, crossroads, exurb, exurbia, faubourg, ghost town,
      greater city, hamlet, hick town, jerkwater town, jumping-off place,
      market town, megalopolis, metropolis, metropolitan area, mudhole,
      municipality, one-horse town, outskirts, polis, spread city,
      suburb, suburbia, town, township, urban complex, urban sprawl,
      urbs, village, ville, whistle-stop