American English pronunciation

How to pronounce borough

IPA transcription: ['bɚ,oʊ]

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['bɚ,oʊ]

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['bɚ,oʊ]

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['bɚ,oʊ]

Quality: 0.73

Noun

  • one of the administrative divisions of a large city

  • 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.