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borough [ˈbʌrə] n
1. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) a town, esp (in Britain) one that forms the constituency of an MP or that was originally incorporated by royal charter See also burgh 2. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) any of the 32 constituent divisions that together with the City of London make up Greater London 3. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) any of the five constituent divisions of New York City 4. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) (in the US) a self-governing incorporated municipality 5. (Historical Terms) (in medieval England) a fortified town or village or a fort 6. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) (in New Zealand) a small municipality with a governing body [Old English burg; related to beorgan to shelter, Old Norse borg wall, Gothic baurgs city, Old High German burg fortified castle] ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
borough Translations borough n (also municipal borough) → Bezirk m, → Stadtgemeinde f (Parl) → städtischer Wahlbezirk borough [ˈbʌrə] n → comune m, circoscrizione f amministrativa; (in London) → distretto borough [ˈbʌrə] n → comune m, circoscrizione f amministrativa; (in London) → distretto 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 kunta municipalité עֲיָרָה उपनगर gradski okrug város kotapraja bær eða borg (città che gode di autonomia amministrativa) 市または区 (영국) 자치구 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 享有某些自治權的城市、鎮、區 невелике місто, яке має самоврядування قصبہ ، علاقہ thành phố 享有特权的自治城市,自治的市镇、区 How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| EVERYBODY knows, in a general way, that the finest place in the world is -- or, alas, was -- the Dutch borough of Vondervotteimittiss. Barnabas Shuttleworthy -- one of the wealthiest and most respectable citizens of the borough -- had been missing for several days under circumstances which gave rise to suspicion of foul play. Besides a variety of powerful causes not existing here, and which favor in that country the pretensions of rank and wealth, no person is eligible as a representative of a county, unless he possess real estate of the clear value of six hundred pounds sterling per year; nor of a city or borough, unless he possess a like estate of half that annual value. |
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