Search results
- Dictionaryborough/ˈbʌrə/
noun
- 1. a town or district which is an administrative unit.
Powered by Oxford Dictionaries
one of the five divisions of New York City or, in some states, a town or part of a town. In Alaska, a borough is a political division similar to a county in other states. (Definition of borough from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
1. a. : a medieval fortified group of houses forming a town with special duties and privileges. b. : a town or urban constituency in Great Britain that sends a member to Parliament. c. : an urban area in Great Britain incorporated for purposes of self-government. 2. a.
any of the five constituent divisions of New York City. (in the US) a self-governing incorporated municipality. (in medieval England) a fortified town or village or a fort. (in New Zealand) a small municipality with a governing body.
A borough is an administrative division in various English-speaking countries. In principle, the term borough designates a self-governing walled town, although in practice, official use of the term varies widely.
When a borough is part of a big city, it represents a more formal division than just a neighborhood. It’s a separate town, often one that has its own government. When you move from one borough to another, you might notice different tax rates or different parking regulations.
A borough is a town, or a district within a large town, which has its own council.
1. A self-governing incorporated town in some US states, such as New Jersey. 2. One of the five administrative units of New York City. 3. A civil division of the state of Alaska that is the equivalent of a county in most other US states. 4. Chiefly British. a. A town having a municipal corporation and certain rights, such as self-government. b.
