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  2. 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)

  3. A borough is a town, or a district within a large town, which has its own council. ...the South London borough of Lambeth. ...the New York City borough of Brooklyn. ...Kirklees Borough Council. Synonyms: district, area, community, quarter More Synonyms of borough. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary.

  4. 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.

  5. 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.

  6. 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. Oxford Collocations Dictionary. Word Origin.

  7. noun. (in certain states of the U.S.) an incorporated municipality smaller than a city. one of the five administrative divisions of New York City. British. an urban community incorporated by royal charter, similar to an incorporated city or municipality in the U.S. a town, area, or constituency represented by a Member of Parliament.

  8. BOROUGH definition: a town or part of a city. Learn more.

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