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21borough — [[t]bʌ̱rə, AM bɜ͟ːroʊ[/t]] boroughs N COUNT: oft the N of n, N n A borough is a town, or a district within a large town, which has its own council. ...the South London borough of Lambeth. ...the New York City borough of Brooklyn. ...Kirklees… …
22borough */*/ — UK [ˈbʌrə] / US [ˈbɜroʊ] noun [countable] Word forms borough : singular borough plural boroughs a town or a district in a city that is responsible for its own schools, libraries etc the London borough of Enfield the borough council …
23borough — Synonyms and related words: Kreis, Stadt, archbishopric, archdiocese, arrondissement, bailiwick, banlieue, bishopric, boom town, bourg, burg, burgh, canton, city, close borough, commune, congressional district, constablewick, conurbation, county …
24borough — bo|rough S2 [ˈbʌrə US rou] n [: Old English; Origin: burg castle, town defended by a wall ] a town, or part of a large city, that is responsible for managing its own schools, hospitals, roads etc ▪ the borough of Queens in New York City ▪ Lambeth …
25borough — noun (C) a town, or part of a large city, that is responsible for managing its own schools, hospitals, roads etc: The New York borough of Queens | Lambeth Borough Council …
26borough — [OE] Borough (Old English burg or burh) comes from Germanic *burgs ‘fortress’ (whence also German burg ‘castle, stronghold’). It was a derivative of the base *burg ‘protect’ (whence also bury), a variant of *berg (source of English barrow ‘mound’ …
27Borough — (also burg, burgh and burh) A town with the right of self government granted by royal charter. Originally meaning a fortified town in England, the name came to indicate a town with a corporation of citizens and privileges conferred by Royal… …
28borough — In the American sense of the term, a unit of a large city, as the borough of Brooklyn in New York City; an incorporated town or township with powers of self government, sometimes including a village within its limits. In England, there is the… …
29borough — [OE] Borough (Old English burg or burh) comes from Germanic *burgs ‘fortress’ (whence also German burg ‘castle, stronghold’). It was a derivative of the base *burg ‘protect’ (whence also bury), a variant of *berg (source of English barrow ‘mound’ …
30borough — n. 1 Brit. a a town represented in the House of Commons. b a town or district granted the status of a borough. 2 Brit. hist. a town with a municipal corporation and privileges conferred by a royal charter. 3 US a municipal corporation in certain… …
