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
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In this Sunday, Nov. 11, 2018, file photo, the Queen Mary 2 prepares to depart the Red Hook Terminal, bound for Southampton, England, in the Brooklyn borough of New York.
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Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 2 Apr. 2025
Read: Hong Kong is self-destructing Since 2019, more than 5,000 emigrants have moved to the South London borough of Sutton, where a local group organized a camp in 2023 to educate children of the Hong Kong diaspora about Chinese repression.
—Cora Engelbrecht, The Atlantic, 25 Mar. 2025
Froot Loops cereal, sold in Canada and made with natural dyes, left, and Froot Loops cereal, sold in the US and made with artificial dyes, arranged in the Brooklyn borough of New York, US, on Wednesday, May 22, 2024.
—Amelia Lucas,annika Kim Constantino, CNBC, 12 Mar. 2025
Mayor Sadiq Khan expanded to cover the British capital’s outer boroughs in 2023.
—Nicole Kobie, Forbes, 7 Mar. 2025
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Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 2 Apr. 2025
Read: Hong Kong is self-destructing Since 2019, more than 5,000 emigrants have moved to the South London borough of Sutton, where a local group organized a camp in 2023 to educate children of the Hong Kong diaspora about Chinese repression.
—Cora Engelbrecht, The Atlantic, 25 Mar. 2025
Froot Loops cereal, sold in Canada and made with natural dyes, left, and Froot Loops cereal, sold in the US and made with artificial dyes, arranged in the Brooklyn borough of New York, US, on Wednesday, May 22, 2024.
—Amelia Lucas,annika Kim Constantino, CNBC, 12 Mar. 2025
Mayor Sadiq Khan expanded to cover the British capital’s outer boroughs in 2023.
—Nicole Kobie, Forbes, 7 Mar. 2025
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“Borough.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/borough. Accessed 5 Apr. 2025.
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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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