American English pronunciation
How to pronounce borough
IPA transcription: ['bɚ,oʊ]
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Noun
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one of the administrative divisions of a large city
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an English town that forms the constituency of a member of parliament
Usage examples
- The Borough is served by the Northern Lehigh School District.
- The canton was organized around Morée in the Vendôme borough.
- Shrewsbury is governed under the Borough form of New Jersey municipal government.
- The borough of Cassandra is along the township's southwestern border.
- The Borough is served by the Stroudsburg Area School District.
- The borough of Eddystone was formed around the Eddystone Print Works.
- East Flamborough almost had a much different identity.
- Manasquan is governed under the Borough form of New Jersey municipal government.
- The Jonesborough Repertory Theatre produces community theater and hosts educational workshops for aspiring actors.
- Price was born to a family of devout Methodists in Peterborough, Ontario.