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noun
- 1. a town or district which is an administrative unit.
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one of the five divisions of New York City or, in some states, a town or part of a town. In Alaska, a borough is a political division similar to a county in other states. (Definition of borough from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
The meaning of BOROUGH is a medieval fortified group of houses forming a town with special duties and privileges. How to use borough in a sentence.
A borough is an administrative division in various English-speaking countries. In principle, the term borough designates a self-governing walled town, although in practice, official use of the term varies widely.
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.
A borough is a town, or a district within a large town, which has its own council.
A borough is a town that has its own government. It also can be a part of a big city that has powers of self-government. Manhattan is just one of the five boroughs that make up New York City. When a borough is part of a big city, it represents a more formal division than just a neighborhood.
noun. /ˈbʌrə/. /ˈbɜːrəʊ/. a town or part of a city that has its own local government. the London borough of Westminster. The Bronx is one of the five boroughs of New York. He wrote to the borough council, expressing his concerns about the project. Extra Examples. Topics Buildings c2.
