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Word: Borough
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
Old English burg, burh ‘fortress, citadel’, later ‘fortified town’, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch burg and German Burg. Compare with burgh
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Phonetic Spelling:
ˈbʌrə
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a town or district that is an administrative unit
Short Definition:town or district as administrative unit
Examples:- bike thefts soared by 86 per cent in a London borough
- coronavirus infection rates across Greater Manchester rose again in eight boroughs
- there is a division of responsibility between the borough and parish councils
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