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borough
[ bur-oh, buhr-oh ]
noun
- (in certain states of the U.S.) an incorporated municipality smaller than a city.
- one of the five administrative divisions of New York City.
- British.
- an urban community incorporated by royal charter, similar to an incorporated city or municipality in the U.S.
- a town, area, or constituency represented by a Member of Parliament.
- (formerly) a fortified town organized as and having some of the powers of an independent country.
- (in Alaska) an administrative division similar to a county in other states.
borough
/ ˈʌə /
noun
- a town, esp (in Britain) one that forms the constituency of an MP or that was originally incorporated by royal charter See also burgh
- any of the 32 constituent divisions that together with the City of London make up Greater London
- any of the five constituent divisions of New York City
- (in the US) a self-governing incorporated municipality
- (in medieval England) a fortified town or village or a fort
- (in New Zealand) a small municipality with a governing body
Word History and Origins
Origin of borough1
Word History and Origins
Origin of borough1
Example Sentences
Two primary schools in Islington borough are to close at the end of the summer term due to falling pupil numbers, it has been confirmed.
"This is now an opportunity for us to rethink how our food banks across the borough work together in partnership," he said.
A new health and wellbeing strategy is being launched, in a bid to improve life expectancy for those living in less affluent areas of a Surrey borough.
Whether a tree falling in a forest makes a sound is a perennial subject of debate, but in one north London borough, it's certainly made a lot of noise.
The council said it would reinvest the proceeds from the sales back into social housing in the borough.
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