Meaning of "borough" in the English dictionary

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD BOROUGH

Old English burg; related to beorgan to shelter, Old Norse borg wall, Gothic baurgs city, Old High German burg fortified castle.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF BOROUGH

borough  [ˈbʌrə]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BOROUGH

Borough is a noun.

A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES BOROUGH MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Borough

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 *burg, meaning fort: compare with bury, burgh, Burg, borg, pori, burcht, and the Germanic borrowing present in neighbouring Indo-european languages such as borgo, bourg, burgo, burg, purg and durg and "arg". The incidence of these words as suffixes to place names usually indicates that they were once fortified settlements. In the Middle Ages, boroughs were settlements in England that were granted some self-government; burghs were the Scottish equivalent. In medieval England, boroughs were also entitled to elect members of parliament. The use of the word borough probably derives from the burghal system of Alfred the Great. Alfred set up a system of defensive strong points; in order to maintain these settlements, he granted them a degree of autonomy.

Definition of borough in the English dictionary

The first definition of borough in the dictionary is any of the 32 constituent divisions that together with the City of London make up Greater London. Other definition of borough is any of the five constituent divisions of New York City. Borough is also a self-governing incorporated municipality.

SYNONYMS OF «BOROUGH»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «borough» and belong to the same grammatical category.

synonyms of borough

area · community · district · locale · locality · neighbourhood · parish · quarter · region · sector · ward

TRANSLATION OF BOROUGH

Find out the translation of borough to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of borough from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «borough» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 自治市
• Translator English - Spanish: municipio
• English: borough
• Translator English - Hindi: बोरो
• Translator English - Arabic: البلدة
• Translator English - Russian: р-н
• Translator English - Portuguese: município
• Translator English - Bengali: যে নগরে পৌরসভা আছে
• Translator English - French: municipalité
• Translator English - Malay: Borough
• Translator English - German: Bezirk
• Translator English - Japanese: >区
• Translator English - Korean: 자치 도시
• Translator English - Javanese: Borough
• Translator English - Vietnamese: thị xa
• Translator English - Tamil: பெருநகரின்
• Translator English - Marathi: नगरपालिका
• Translator English - Turkish: ilçe
• Translator English - Italian: comune
• Translator English - Polish: Dzielnica
• Translator English - Ukrainian: р- н
• Translator English - Romanian: târg
• Translator English - Greek: δήμο
• Translator English - Afrikaans: gemeente
• Translator English - Swedish: borough
• Translator English - Norwegian: borough

5 QUOTES WITH «BOROUGH»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word borough.

1

Fab Five Freddy

Although I grew up as a fan of the culture from the disco D.J. era as a young kid and hearing the beginnings of hip-hop, I'm hearing it all from another borough in Brooklyn.

2

Michael Grimm

I am the only Republican Congressman who represents a borough within New York City, a city of 8.5 million people.

3

Iain Sinclair

I don't feel proprietary, but I do feel there is a human identity to the borough of Hackney that's quite peculiar. It was always bloody-minded and difficult; it always stood up to central government.

4

Keeth Smart

Brooklyn is a very weird borough.

5

Anthony Weiner

It's a nice neighborhood, like the one I left. My home borough is Brooklyn and Queens.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BOROUGH»

Discover the use of borough in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to borough and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

British Borough Charters 1307-1660

The continuation, first published in 1943, of Adolphus Ballard and James Tait's study of medieval borough charters.

Martin Weinbaum, 2010

The Borough: A Poem in Twenty-four Letters

THE. BOROUGH. LETTER I. GENERAL DESCRIPTION These did the ruler of the deep ordain, To build proud navies, and to rule the main. Pope's Homer's Iliad, Book vi. Vine AS. Such scenes has Deptford, navy -building town Woolwich and ...

George Crabbe, 1810

Plum Borough

During the 20th century, Plum Borough emerged from being an agricultural suburb of the Steel City to become a vibrant residential community with a wondrously bright future.

Frank J. Kordalski, Jr., Frank J. Kordalski Jr., 2011

Records of the Borough of Crossgate, Durham, 1312-1531

List of publications, v. 1-132, in v. 132.

R. H. Britnell, Surtees Society, 2008

The Ordinances of the Borough of Norfolk: To which are ...

charter, with respect to the qualifications of persons entitled by the said charter to vote at the election of a burgess for the said borough : For settling the said doubts and controversies, II. Be it emitted, by the Lieutenant Governour, Council and ...

Norfolk (Va.)., 1829

An Historical Account of the Borough of Pontefract: In the ...

In the County of York; and the Definition of a Borough in General: ... Interspersed with Pleasing Occurrences: ... Collected from the Earliest Authorities. By Richard- John Tetlow, ... Richard-John Tetlow. kind, that were not alienated by himfelf or ...

Richard-John Tetlow, 1769

The History and Antiquities of the Borough and Town of ...

Successors, that they and their Successors, from henceforth for ever, may have, and shall have, within the same Borough and Town, one discreet man, learned in the Laws of England, which may be, and shall be named Recorder, of the ...

George Alfred Ellis, 1829

Copy of a correspondence between ... T. Prince and sir R. ...

it is much below Sir R. Borough's notice, and it should therefore remain unanswered , were not the establishment of a fact at issue between them. Sir R. Borough asks for an « important document n affecting him , in M.r Prince's « possession n.

Thomas Prince, sir Richard Borough (bart.), 1817

Laws of the borough of Harrisburg: to which is prefixed, the ...

Be it ordained by the town council of the borough of Harrisburg, That from and after the tenth day of May next, every free person of color who shall (hen be within the said borough cither as residents or intending to remain within the same , ...

‎1826

Records of the Borough of Leicester

209'. [Aug. 24, 1464.] Edward by the grace of God (etc.) to all who shall receive the present letters greeting. Know that we, desiring the security and quiet of our well beloved lieges the Mayor and burgesses of our town or borough of Leicester , ...

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BOROUGH»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term borough is used in the context of the following news items.

State College Borough Council OKs collegiate overlay

STATE COLLEGE — The long-debated collegiate housing overlay proposal passed State College Borough Council Monday with a 6-1 vote in ... «Centre Daily Times, Jul 15»

Borough slashes ferry price

In this 2013 file photo, the M/V Susitna sits docked in Ketchikan. The Mat-Su Borough dropped its asking price for the vessel recently in hopes ... «Mat-Su Valley Frontiersman, Jul 15»

Two charged in Wilson Borough robbery, assault

Wilson Borough police charged two men in an assault and robbery late Saturday night, according to court records. Wilson Borough police say ... «lehighvalleylive.com, Jul 15»

DOT to resurface Borough Park roadways

The Department of Transportation (DOT) will be busy in Borough Park this summer, repaving several streets in the neighborhood to ensure a ... «Brooklyn Daily Eagle, Jul 15»

Ketchikan Gateway Borough Assembly to vote on tobacco tax

KETCHIKAN -- The Ketchikan Gateway Borough Assembly will yet again be voting on a tobacco tax. The Ketchikan Daily News reports the ... «Alaska Dispatch News, Jul 15»

Bronx Borough Deputy Fined $3500 Over Robo-Calls for Boss

Beginning in August 2013, calls were made to more than 36,600 phone numbers urging potential voters to re-elect Bronx Borough President ... «The Chief-Leader, Jul 15»

Compromise sought in Rumson tree fight

Some residents of Rumson have been sent contracts by the borough that would make them responsible for tree upkeep and sidewalk repairs. «News 12 New Jersey, Jul 15»

Lebanon Borough celebrates with 68th Annual 4th of July Parade

As firetruck sirens echoed throughout the borough, local residents set up chairs in their front yards and on their porches, providing themselves ... «New Jersey Hills, Jul 15»

CATA tests runs possible bus replacement

The five local principalities that restructured CATA were the Borough of State College, Patton, Ferguson, Harris and College. The purpose of ... «The Daily Collegian Online, Jul 15»

Borough takes fireworks ban to heart: By remaining vigilant, no …

Thumbs up: It was a quieter-than-usual Independence Day in the Interior because of a borough-wide ban on the sale and use of fireworks ... «Fairbanks Daily News-Miner, Jul 15»