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
: a municipal corporation proper in some states (such as New Jersey and Minnesota) corresponding to the incorporated town or village of the other states
b
: one of the five constituent political divisions of New York City
3
: a civil division of the state of Alaska corresponding to a county in most other states
Examples of borough in a Sentence
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Popular on Variety Manhattan Neighborhood Network oversees the borough’s public access TV channels, reaching some 400,000 cable subscribers in the city.
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Brent Lang, Variety, 21 Apr. 2024
New York State — beyond the five boroughs and suburban Westchester County and Long Island — is, on its own, an art mecca.
—Brian T. Allen, National Review, 18 Apr. 2024
Trump grew up in the borough's Jamaica Estates neighborhood before attending the New York Military Academy then entering Fordham University for his undergraduate degree.
—Peter Charalambous, ABC News, 15 Apr. 2024
In fact, Jost even used the southern borough’s icon as part of his public wedding announcement to Scarlett Johannson via Meals on Wheels America’s Instagram post.
—Rachel Chang, Travel + Leisure, 12 Apr. 2024
The charges stem from the 2012 fatal shooting of 34-year-old Julio Torres in the parking lot of a diner in West Reading, a borough of Berks County located about 60 miles northwest of Philadelphia.
—Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 26 Mar. 2024
This year, for the first time, every New York City borough will host a St. Patrick’s Day Parade that allows L.G.B.T.Q. groups, bringing a decades-long conflict to an end.
—Liam Stack, New York Times, 16 Mar. 2024
Manhattan, which gained 2,908 people, was the only borough whose population grew.
—Laura Nahmias, Bloomberg.com, 14 Mar. 2024
The lifelong New Yorker, who didn’t want to get involved with men much beyond her borough, ended up moving to Massachusetts during the pandemic, just months after their first date.
—Maggie Jones Gabra Zackman Krish Seenivasan Ted Blaisdell, New York Times, 15 Apr. 2024
Brent Lang, Variety, 21 Apr. 2024
New York State — beyond the five boroughs and suburban Westchester County and Long Island — is, on its own, an art mecca.
—Brian T. Allen, National Review, 18 Apr. 2024
Trump grew up in the borough's Jamaica Estates neighborhood before attending the New York Military Academy then entering Fordham University for his undergraduate degree.
—Peter Charalambous, ABC News, 15 Apr. 2024
In fact, Jost even used the southern borough’s icon as part of his public wedding announcement to Scarlett Johannson via Meals on Wheels America’s Instagram post.
—Rachel Chang, Travel + Leisure, 12 Apr. 2024
The charges stem from the 2012 fatal shooting of 34-year-old Julio Torres in the parking lot of a diner in West Reading, a borough of Berks County located about 60 miles northwest of Philadelphia.
—Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 26 Mar. 2024
This year, for the first time, every New York City borough will host a St. Patrick’s Day Parade that allows L.G.B.T.Q. groups, bringing a decades-long conflict to an end.
—Liam Stack, New York Times, 16 Mar. 2024
Manhattan, which gained 2,908 people, was the only borough whose population grew.
—Laura Nahmias, Bloomberg.com, 14 Mar. 2024
The lifelong New Yorker, who didn’t want to get involved with men much beyond her borough, ended up moving to Massachusetts during the pandemic, just months after their first date.
—Maggie Jones Gabra Zackman Krish Seenivasan Ted Blaisdell, New York Times, 15 Apr. 2024
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“Borough.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/borough. Accessed 2 May. 2024.
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borough
noun
bor·ough
ˈbər-ō 
1
a
: a town or urban area in Great Britain that sends a member to Parliament
b
: a self-governing urban area in Great Britain
2
: a self-governing town or village in some states
3
: one of the five political divisions of New York City
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