borough in English dictionary

  • borough

    Meanings and definitions of "borough"

    • (obsolete) A fortified town; a town or city.
    • A town having a municipal corporation and certain traditional rights.
    • An administrative district in some cities, e.g., London.
    • An administrative unit of a city which, under most circumstances according to state or national law, would be considered a larger or more powerful entity; most commonly used in American English to define the five counties that make up New York City.
    • Other similar administrative units in cities and states in various parts of the world.
    • A district in Alaska having powers similar to a county.
    • A fortified town.
    • noun
      (obsolete)
      A fortified town.
    • noun
      (rare)
      A town or city.
    • noun
      A town having a municipal corporation and certain traditional rights.
    • noun
      An administrative district in some cities, e.g., London.
    • noun
      An administrative unit of a city which, under most circumstances according to state or national law, would be considered a larger or more powerful entity; most commonly used in American English to define the five counties that make up New York City.
    • noun
      Other similar administrative units in cities and states in various parts of the world.
    • noun
      A district in Alaska having powers similar to a county.
    • noun
      (historical, Britain, law)
      An association of men who gave pledges or sureties to the king for the good behaviour of each other.
    • noun
      (historical, Britain, law)
      The pledge or surety thus given.
    • An administrative unit of a city which, under most circumstances according to state or national law, would be considered a larger or more powerful entity.
    • administrative district
    • municipal burough
    • noun
      an English town that forms the constituency of a member of parliament
    • noun
      one of the administrative divisions of a large city

    Synonyms of "borough" in English dictionary

    territorial division, administrative district, administrative division are the top synonyms of "borough" in the English thesaurus.

    Grammar and declension of borough

    • borough ( plural  boroughs)
    • borough (plural boroughs)
  • Borough

    Meanings and definitions of "borough"

    • The area, properly called Southwark, just south of London Bridge.
    • proper
      The area, properly called Southwark, just south of London Bridge.

    Grammar and declension of borough

    • The Borough
    • The Borough

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