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A borough is a self-governing entity that is generally smaller than a city. If an area is not governed by either a borough or city, then the area is governed as a township.

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.

BOROUGH definition: (in certain states of the U.S.) an incorporated municipality smaller than a city. See examples of borough used in a sentence.

Definition of borough noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

A borough is a town, or a district within a large town, which has its own council.

In Alaska, a borough is a political division similar to a county in other states.

borough (ˈbarə) , ((American) ˈbə:rəu) noun in Britain, a town or area with certain rights. municipio

Borough, in Great Britain, incorporated town with special privileges or a district entitled to elect a member of Parliament. The medieval English borough was an urban centre identified by a charter …

The term borough was adopted in 1898 to describe a form of governmental administration for each of the five fundamental constituent parts of the newly consolidated city. Under the 1898 City Charter …