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Synonyms for borough

Grammar : Noun
Spell : bur-oh, buhr-oh
Phonetic Transcription : ˈbɜr oʊ, ˈbʌr oʊ


Définition of borough

Origin :
  • Old English burg, burh "a dwelling or dwellings within a fortified enclosure," from Proto-Germanic *burgs "hill fort, fortress" (cf. Old Frisian burg "castle," Old Norse borg "wall, castle," Old High German burg, buruc "fortified place, citadel," German Burg "castle," Gothic baurgs "city"), from PIE *bhrgh "high," with derivatives referring to hills, hill forts, fortified elevations (cf. Old English beorg "hill," Welsh bera "stack, pyramid," Sanskrit bhrant-, Avestan brzant- "high," Greek Pergamos, name of the citadel of Troy).
  • In German and Old Norse, chiefly as "fortress, castle;" in Gothic, "town, civic community." Meaning shifted in Middle English from "fortress," to "fortified town," to simply "town" (especially one possessing municipal organization or sending representatives to Parliament). In U.S. (originally Pennsylvania, 1718) often an incorporated town; in Alaska, however, it is the equivalent of a county. The Scottish form is burgh. The Old English dative singular byrig survives in many place names as -bury.
  • noun incorporated municipality smaller than a city
Example sentences :
  • Put him in for a borough, and he would be just as well content as if he carried the county.
  • Extract from : « Tales And Novels, Volume 5 (of 10) » by Maria Edgeworth
  • There is a dog residing in the Borough of Southwark who keeps a blind man.
  • Extract from : « The Uncommercial Traveller » by Charles Dickens
  • But Borough and the common are still here--as war has made them.
  • Extract from : « A Writer's Recollections (In Two Volumes), Volume II » by Mrs. Humphry Ward
  • We were at Borough Farm when the vision of it first came upon me.
  • Extract from : « A Writer's Recollections (In Two Volumes), Volume II » by Mrs. Humphry Ward
  • "If only the Mayor of the Borough had performed the ceremony," Gilbert lamented.
  • Extract from : « Changing Winds » by St. John G. Ervine
  • I have paid the entire charges on twenty-two borough contests.
  • Extract from : « Davenport Dunn, Volume 2 (of 2) » by Charles James Lever
  • Is it true, Mr. Cashel, that Mr. Linton is your nominee for the borough of Derraheeny?
  • Extract from : « Roland Cashel » by Charles James Lever
  • He has something of importance to communicate about the borough.
  • Extract from : « The Martins Of Cro' Martin, Vol. I (of II) » by Charles James Lever
  • "And means to throw up the borough, in short," broke in Mary.
  • Extract from : « The Martins Of Cro' Martin, Vol. I (of II) » by Charles James Lever
  • "He 'd have no chance in the borough without us," said Repton, confidently.
  • Extract from : « The Martins Of Cro' Martin, Vol. I (of II) » by Charles James Lever

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