burgomaster

English

Alternative forms

burghermaster

Etymology

Calque of Dutch burgemeester.

Pronunciation

(General American) IPA^(key): /ˈbɜɹɡəmæstəɹ/

Noun

burgomaster (plural burgomasters)

The mayor, or head magistrate, of a town in the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany and certain other countries.

Translations

the mayor of a town in certain countries

Dutch: burgemeester (nl) m
French: bourgmestre (fr) m
Georgian: ბურგომისტრი (burgomisṭri)
German: Bürgermeister (de) m

Khmer: ម្ចាស់ពលរដ្ឋ (mjas pol roth)
Portuguese: burgomestre (pt) m
Russian: бургоми́стр (ru) m (burgomístr)
Spanish: burgomaestre m

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