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borough
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bor·ough  (bûr, br)
n.
1. A self-governing incorporated town in some U.S. states, such as New Jersey.
2. One of the five administrative units of New York City.
3. A civil division of the state of Alaska that is the equivalent of a county in most other U.S. states.
4. Chiefly British
a. A town having a municipal corporation and certain rights, such as self-government.
b. A town that sends a representative to Parliament.
5. A medieval group of fortified houses that formed a town having special privileges and rights.

[Middle English burgh, city, from Old English burg, fortified town; see bhergh-2 in Indo-European roots.]

borough
Noun
1. a town, esp. (in Britain) one that forms the constituency of an MP or that was originally incorporated by royal charter
2. any of the constituent divisions of Greater London or New York City [Old English burg]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.boroughborough - one of the administrative divisions of a large city
administrative district, administrative division, territorial division - a district defined for administrative purposes
2.borough - an English town that forms the constituency of a member of parliament
townsfolk, townspeople, town - the people living in a municipality smaller than a city; "the whole town cheered the team"
burgh - a borough in Scotland
pocket borough - a sparsely populated borough in which all or most of the land is owned by a single family
rotten borough - an English parliamentary constituency with few electors
Translations
borough [ˈbʌrə] nmunicipio

borough [ˈbʌrə] nmunicipalité f

borough [ˈbʌrə] nBezirk m, Stadtgemeinde f

borough [ˈbʌrə] ncomune m

borough
n borough [ˈbarə, (American ) ˈbə:rəu]
in Britain, a town or area with certain rights. stad, munisipaliteit بَلْدَةٌ تَتَمَتَّعُ بِحُكْمٍ ذاتي град výsadní město, samosprávné město bykommune; kommune die Stadtgemeinde δήμος, διοικητική περιφέρεια municipio alev, linnaosa شهری که شهردار و قوانین مستقل دارد kaupunkikunta, hallintoalue municipalité עֲיָרָה उपनगर gradski okrug város kotapraja bær eða borg (città che gode di autonomia amministrativa) 市または区 자치 읍·면 miestelis, sritis [] pilsēta/rajons (ar savu pašvaldību) kawasan pilihan raya bandaran gemeente by(kommune); valgkrets miasto, dzielnica município городок; район obec okraj opština stad, stadsdel, kommun เมืองเล็ก ๆ ที่ปกครองตนเอง kasaba, ilçe, kaza 享有特權的自治城市、鎮、區 невелике місто, яке має самоврядування قصبہ ، علاقہ thành phố 城市、区


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