Burgess — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

English writer of satirical novels (1917-1993)

a citizen of an English borough

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈæɹᵻnˌeɪɾᵻd/

🇬🇧British English

/bˈɜːdʒɛs/

🇮🇳Indian English

/bˈɜːdʒɛs/

2 syllables Say it as /kˈæɹᵻnˌeɪɾᵻd/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

burgher Anthony Burgess

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Bürger

Englischer Autor satirischer Romane (1917–1993)

🇫🇷French

bourgeois

Écrivain anglais de romans satiriques (1917-1993)

🇪🇸Spanish

diputado

Escritor inglés de novelas satíricas (1917-1993)

🇮🇹Italian

borghese

Scrittore inglese di romanzi satirici (1917-1993)

🇳🇱Dutch

burger

Engelse schrijver van satirische romans (1917-1993)

🇵🇹Portuguese

cidadão

Escritor inglês de romances satíricos (1917-1993)

🇷🇺Russian

горожанин

Английский писатель сатирических романов (1917–1993).

India

🇮🇳Hindi

बर्गेस

व्यंग्य उपन्यासों के अंग्रेजी लेखक (1917-1993)

🇧🇩Bengali

বার্গেস

ব্যঙ্গাত্মক উপন্যাসের ইংরেজ লেখক (1917-1993)

🇮🇳Tamil

பர்கெஸ்

நையாண்டி நாவல்களின் ஆங்கில எழுத்தாளர் (1917-1993)

🇮🇳Telugu

బర్గెస్

వ్యంగ్య నవలల ఆంగ్ల రచయిత (1917-1993)

🇮🇳Marathi

बर्गेस

व्यंग्यात्मक कादंबऱ्यांचे इंग्रजी लेखक (1917-1993)

🇮🇳Gujarati

બર્ગેસ

વ્યંગ્ય નવલકથાઓના અંગ્રેજી લેખક (1917-1993)

🇮🇳Kannada

ಬರ್ಗೆಸ್

ವಿಡಂಬನಾತ್ಮಕ ಕಾದಂಬರಿಗಳ ಇಂಗ್ಲಿಷ್ ಬರಹಗಾರ (1917-1993)

🇮🇳Malayalam

ബർഗസ്

ആക്ഷേപഹാസ്യ നോവലുകളുടെ ഇംഗ്ലീഷ് എഴുത്തുകാരൻ (1917-1993)

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਬਰਗੇਸ

ਵਿਅੰਗ ਨਾਵਲਾਂ ਦੇ ਅੰਗਰੇਜ਼ੀ ਲੇਖਕ (1917-1993)

🇵🇰Urdu

برگیس

طنزیہ ناولوں کے انگریزی مصنف (1917-1993)

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

伯吉斯

英国讽刺小说作家（1917-1993）

🇯🇵Japanese

バージェス

イギリスの風刺小説作家 (1917-1993)

🇰🇷Korean

버지스

영국 풍자소설 작가(1917~1993)

🇻🇳Vietnamese

kẻ trộm

Nhà văn tiểu thuyết châm biếm người Anh (1917-1993)

🇹🇭Thai

เบอร์เกส

นักเขียนนวนิยายเสียดสีชาวอังกฤษ (พ.ศ. 2460-2536)

🇮🇩Indonesian

kota

Penulis novel satir Inggris (1917-1993)

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

بورغيس

كاتب إنجليزي للروايات الساخرة (1917-1993)

🇮🇷Persian

بورگس

نویسنده انگلیسی رمان‌های طنز (1917-1993)

🇹🇷Turkish

kasabalı

İngiliz hiciv romanları yazarı (1917-1993)

🇮🇱Hebrew

בורגס

סופר אנגלי של רומנים סאטיריים (1917-1993)

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