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Burgher
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burgher
English
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Alternative forms
en Burger
Etymology
From en burgher middle-class person and the synonymous en nl burger. The European colonists who mixed with natives were of that social stratum.
Noun
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
German: de Burgher m
Sinhalese: si
Tamil: ta பரங்கியர், ta பறங்கியர்