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Definisjon av borough

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WordNet WordNet by Princeton University

Noun
borough - one of the administrative divisions of a large city
administrative district, administrative division, territorial division a district defined for administrative purposes
borough - an English town that forms the constituency of a member of parliament
townsfolk, townspeople, town the people living in a municipality smaller than a city; "the whole town cheered the team"
burgh a borough in Scotland
pocket borough a sparsely populated borough in which all or most of the land is owned by a single family
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Substantiv
borough - A fortified town.
borough - A town or city.
borough - A town having a municipal corporation and certain traditional rights.
borough - An administrative district in some cities, e. g. , London.
borough - 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.
borough - Other similar administrative units in cities and states in various parts of the world.
borough - A district in Alaska having powers similar to a county.
borough - An association of men who gave pledges or sureties to the king for the good behaviour of each other.
borough - The pledge or surety thus given.

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  • A borough is an administrative division in various countries. In principle, the term borough designates a self-governing township although, in practice, official use of the term varies widely. The word borough derives from common Germanic.

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  • borough
    A fortified town.
  • borough
    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.
  • borough
    An administrative district in some cities, e.g., London.

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