Borough

What do we mean by borough?

A self-governing incorporated town in some US states, such as New Jersey. noun

One of the five administrative units of New York City. noun

A civil division of the state of Alaska that is the equivalent of a county in most other US states. noun

A town having a municipal corporation and certain rights, such as self-government. noun

A town that sends a representative to Parliament. noun

A medieval group of fortified houses that formed a town having special privileges and rights. noun

Formerly, a fortified town, or a town possessing municipal organization; also, a town or city in general. noun

In England: A corporate town possessing a regularly organized municipal government and special privileges conferred by royal charter: usually called a municipal borough. noun

A town having the right to send one or more representatives to Parliament: usually called a parliamentary borough. noun

In Connecticut, Minnesota, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania, an incorporated municipality less populous than a city and differently governed: in general, corresponding to town in other States. noun

A shelter or place of security. noun

At Richmond in Yorkshire, England, and perhaps other northern old corporate towns, a property held by burgage, and formerly qualifying for a vote for members of Parliament. noun

An obsolete form of burrow. noun

An obsolete form of borrow. noun

An association of men who gave pledges or sureties to the king for the good behavior of each other. noun

The pledge or surety thus given. noun

In England, an incorporated town that is not a city; also, a town that sends members to parliament; in Scotland, a body corporate, consisting of the inhabitants of a certain district, erected by the sovereign, with a certain jurisdiction; in America, an incorporated town or village, as in Pennsylvania and Connecticut. noun

The collective body of citizens or inhabitants of a borough. noun

A borough having the right of sending a member to Parliament, whose nomination is in the hands of a single person. noun

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.

An association of men who gave pledges or sureties to the king for the good behaviour of each other.

The pledge or surety thus given.

Words that are spelled similarly to borough:
borough, brough, burough.

Words that are triggered by (strongly associated with) the word borough:
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Words that rhyme with borough:
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Adjectives that are often used to describe borough:
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Nouns that are often described by the adjective borough:
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Consonant match to borough:
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Words that sound like borough:
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