Meaning

8 senses
  1. A town having a municipal corporation and certain traditional rights.

    Stadtbezirk, Quartier, Burg

    го́родgórod

  2. An administrative district in some cities, e.g., London.

    Bezirk, Gemeinde, Burg

    райо́нrajón

  3. (New York, US)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.

  4. Other similar administrative units in cities and states in various parts of the world.

  5. A district in Alaska having powers similar to a county.

  6. (UK, historical)An association of men who gave pledges or sureties to the king for the good behavior of each other.

  7. (rare)A town or city.

    one of the administrative divisions of a large city

  8. (obsolete)A fortified town.

Examples

8 sentences
  1. The borough continued to grow as other factories and supporting businesses were established.

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  2. Queens is my favorite borough.

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  3. If you move from one borough to another within the city, please submit a notification of the change.

    deWenn du innerhalb der Stadt von einem Bezirk in einen anderen umziehst, sende bitte eine Meldung über die Änderung.

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  4. New York City has five boroughs.

    deNew York City hat fünf Bezirke.

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  5. Manhattan is the best-known borough in New York.

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Translations

6 languages
Русский
By meaning 2
municipal borough:
administrative district:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
municipal borough:
administrative district:

Origin

From Middle English borwe, borgh, burgh, buruh, from Old English burh, burg, from Proto-We

From Middle English borwe, borgh, burgh, buruh, from Old English burh, burg, from Proto-West Germanic *burg, from Proto-Germanic *burgz (“stronghold, city”).

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