borough

borough

a town or village
Not to be confused with:burro – small donkeyburrow – hole dug in the ground; to dig a hole

bor·ough

B0405800 (bûr′ō)n.1. A self-governing incorporated town in some US 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 US 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.

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

borough

(ˈbʌrə) n1. (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 burgh2. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) any of the 32 constituent divisions that together with the City of London make up Greater London3. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) any of the five constituent divisions of New York City4. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) (in the US) a self-governing incorporated municipality5. (Historical Terms) (in medieval England) a fortified town or village or a fort6. (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]

bor•ough

(ˈbɜr oʊ, ˈbʌr oʊ)

n. 1. (in certain U.S. states) an incorporated municipality smaller than a city. 2. one of the five administrative divisions of New York City. 3. (in Great Britain) a. a self-governing incorporated urban community. b. a town or constituency represented by a Member of Parliament. c. a medieval fortified town. 4. (in Alaska) an administrative division similar to a county in other states. [before 900; Middle English burw(e), bor(u)g town, Old English burg fortified town]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	borough - one of the administrative divisions of a large cityadministrative district, administrative division, territorial division - a district defined for administrative purposes
	2.	borough - an English town that forms the constituency of a member of parliamenttownsfolk, townspeople, town - the people living in a municipality smaller than a city; "the whole town cheered the team"burgh - a borough in Scotlandpocket borough - a sparsely populated borough in which all or most of the land is owned by a single familyrotten borough - an English parliamentary constituency with few electors

borough

noun district, area, community, quarter, region, sector, ward, parish, neighbourhood, locality, locale the New York City borough of Brooklyn

Translations

享有特权的自治城市自治的市镇、区

borough

(ˈbarə) , ((American) ˈbə:rəu) noun in Britain, a town or area with certain rights. 享有某些自治權的城市、鎮、區 享有特权的自治城市，自治的市镇、区