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Encyclopedia > Borg
Look up Borg in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.

Things called Borg or borg include: Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Wiktionary (a portmanteau of wiki and dictionary) is a multilingual, Web-based project to create a free content dictionary, available in over 150 languages. ...

  • Borg (Star Trek) — a fictional race of cyborgs in the Star Trek universe.
  • Borg is the homestead built by first-generation Iceland settler Skalla-Grímr Kveldúlfsson and the home to Egill Skallagrímsson, the famous Viking and skald. The peninsula on which it is located is called Borgarnes.
  • Borg Assimilator a roller coaster at Carowinds
  • Borg Warner automotive supply company.
  • Borg — a placename within Vestvågøy municipality, Norway.
  • Borg Bryggerier — a Norwegian brewery
  • Borg — a synthetic cloth or fabric made by the Borg textile corporation of Georgia
  • Borg — an automated player in the game Angband.
  • A fictional race in Gotcha Force.
  • "The Borg" — a nickname for Microsoft Corporation, a reference to the Star Trek race, alluding to the common criticisms of Microsoft
  • Borg — "Bundesoberstufenrealgymnasium" - Austrian name for state-run high schools focussed on technical education.
  • Borg — a person who wears a Bluetooth-enabled telephone headset, especially when not in use (a reference to the Star Trek aliens who generally have electronic devices on their heads)

In reference to a "big box" home remodel type store. This article needs additional references or sources for verification. ... A cyborg is a cybernetic organism (i. ... The current Star Trek franchise logo Star Trek is an American science fiction entertainment series and media franchise. ... Skalla-Grímr Kveldulfsson (9. ... Picture of Egill in a 17th century manuscript of Egils Saga Egill Skallagrímsson[1] (910-c. ... Viking also called Norseman or Northman, a member of the Scandinavian seafaring warriors who raided and colonized wide areas of Europe from the 9th to the 11th century[1] and reached east to Russia and Constantinople, (referred to as Varangians by the Byzantine sources and by the Russian Primary Chronicle. ... The skald was a member of a group of courtly poets, whose poetry is associated with the courts of Scandinavian and Icelandic leaders during the Viking age, who composed and performed renditions of aspects of what we now characterise as Old Norse poetry. ... Town of Borgarnes in wintertime with Mt. ... The Borg Assimilator is a roller coaster at Paramounts Carowinds. ... Carowinds is a 105 acre theme park, located adjacent to I-77 on the stateline between North and South Carolina, in Charlotte and Fort Mill, respectively. ... BorgWarner is a U.S. automotive parts supplier, known for its automatic transmissions and turbo chargers. ... Borg is a hamlet near Bøstad, Vestvågøy, Norway. ... Borg Bryggerier (Borg Breweries) is a Norwegian brewery, based in the city of Sarpsborg, Østfold. ... Angband is a dungeon-crawling roguelike computer game derived from Umoria (the C for Unix port of a game called Moria). ... Gotcha Force is a game for the Nintendo GameCube. ... Criticism of Microsoft has followed the companys existence because of various aspects of its products and business practices. ... Bluetooth logo This article is about the electronic protocol named after Harald Bluetooth Gormson. ... This article needs additional references or sources for verification. ...


Borg is a family name, and various things. It has three origins: A family name, surname, or last name is the part of a persons name that indicates to what family he or she belongs. ...

  1. a Scandinavian word for "fort". Many Scandinavian placenames end in "-borg", which originally meant "fort", e.g. Ålborg, Frederiksborg, Göteborg: compare English borough, Scots burgh, and Dutch or German Burg, as in "Middelburg" or "Oldenburg". The spelling "borg" occurs or occurred sometimes elsewhere in the Germanic area, as on this map.
  2. a Maltese surname meaning, "castle on stone". Borg (pronounced "Borch"/"Borge") is as common a surname in Malta as the surname Smith in countries such as Australia/England/USA
  3. (recently) extracted from "cyborg".

People known by the family name Borg include: The North Germanic languages (also Scandinavian languages or Nordic languages) is a branch of the Germanic languages spoken in Scandinavia, parts of Finland and on the Faroe Islands and Iceland. ... Scandinavia is a historical and geographical region centered on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe which includes the three kingdoms of Denmark, Norway and Sweden. ... In geography and cartography, a toponym is a place name, a geographical name, a proper name of locality, region, or some other part of Earths surface or its natural or artificial feature. ... Aalborg (Danish: Aalborg or Ã…lborg) is a city and seaport in Denmark. ... Frederiksborgs Amt (English Frederiksborg County) is a county in eastern Denmark, on the north of the island of Zealand. ... Gothenburg (Swedish: Göteborg  listen? ) is a city and a municipality on the western coast of Sweden, in the County of Västra Götaland. ... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... Look up Borough in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Scots refers to the Anglic varieties spoken in parts of Scotland. ... A sign in Linlithgow, Scotland. ... Burg is the German and Dutch word for castle. ... This is about the city in the Netherlands. ... Oldenburg (Low German: Ollnborg) is an Independent City in Lower Saxony, Germany. ... A cyborg is a cybernetic organism (i. ... A family name, surname, or last name is the part of a persons name that indicates to what family he or she belongs. ...

Anders Erik Borg, born 11 January 1968. ... Anita Borg (January 17, 1949 - April 6, 2003) was born Anita Borg Naffz in Chicago, Illinois, She grew up in Palatine, Illinois, Kaneohe, Hawaii, and Mukilteo, Washington. ...   (born June 6, 1956, in Stockholm, Sweden) is a former World No. ... Joe Borg Joseph Borg (born March 19, 1952) is a politician and diplomat in Malta, associated with the Nationalist Party which is currently governing that country. ... Marcus Borg is a contemporary Jesus Scholar and religious author. ... Memoir 44 is a light strategy board game, created by Richard Borg, for two to six players. ...

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Borg was noted for his baseline style of play and great endurance, and dubbed "The Ice Man" for his calm court demeanor.
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