Borough

Quick meaning: Borough is a noun meaning A town having a municipal corporation and certain traditional rights.

Meaning

A town having a municipal corporation and certain traditional rights.

More Meanings

1. An administrative district in some cities, e.g., London.
2. Other similar administrative units in cities and states in various parts of the world.
3. A district in Alaska having powers similar to a county.
4. 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.
5. (obsolete) A fortified town.
6. (rare) A town or city.
7. (historical, British, law) An association of men who gave pledges or sureties to the king for the good behaviour of each other.

Example Sentences

The highway to the East Coast which ran through the borough of Ebbfield had always been a main road and even now, despite the vast garages, the pylons and the gaily painted factory glasshouses which had sprung up beside it, there still remained an occasional trace of past cultures.

Word Forms

• boroughs
• boro

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include precinct, town, municipality, district, village, commune.

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