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| bor·ough [ búr ō, búrrō ] (plural bor·oughs) |
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1. district of city: an administrative division of a large city, responsible for running local services such as housing and education
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2. self-governing town: in some states, a town that has formed itself into a legal corporation and governs itself
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3. English town: in England, a town that once had special privileges granted to it by royal charter
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| [ Old English burg "fortress, fortified town" < Germanic, "protect"] |
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