Talk:Burgomaster

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I'd say this belongs in Wiktionary. The term looks to be the English derivative of the German burgermeister [1], and seems to be of limited scope. --Laura Scudder | Talk 06:26, 21 Jun 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Where is this word used?

Where (which countries or in what languages) is this term used?RJFJR 04:09, September 1, 2005 (UTC)

Why, in Anglophone countries of course, as it is an English word :o). But, being derived from Dutch burgemeester ("master of the burough") it is typically used in a historical context to refer to mayors of "Dutch" (in the widest sense, including Flemish and German) towns. High German has the related der Bürgermeister. The citizens of his town are the burghers, from Dutch burgers. It's all so neat and quaint. In the 17th century the British felt a need to compensate their inferiority complex. --MWAK 15:42, 13 September 2005 (UTC)