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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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.
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Maggie Jones Gabra Zackman Krish Seenivasan Ted Blaisdell, New York Times, 15 Apr. 2024
The borough of Kensington and Chelsea is home to some of the wealthiest people in Britain; a block from Grenfell is Clarendon Road, where houses sell for more than ten million pounds.
—Rebecca Mead, The New Yorker, 15 Apr. 2024
Tug boats were then called out to assist the struggling vessel, which ran into problems dangerously close to the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge that connects the New York boroughs of Brooklyn and Staten Island.
—Owen Bellwood / Jalopnik, Quartz, 8 Apr. 2024
Several hundred Manhattan residents were recently sent notices to appear at the borough's criminal court on April 15.
—Graham Kates, CBS News, 5 Apr. 2024
Brooklyn, the city’s most populous borough, lost 28,306 residents, Queens shrank by 26,362, the Bronx fell by 25,332 and Staten Island declined by 671, the data shows.
—Laura Nahmias, Bloomberg.com, 14 Mar. 2024
Across the five boroughs, there are only 157 examiners to monitor how guardians care for wards.
—Jake Pearson, ProPublica, 12 Mar. 2024
Recently installed toll traffic cameras are along 61st Street at several intersections in the Manhattan borough of New York City.
—Hillary Chura, The Christian Science Monitor, 2 Apr. 2024
The borough of Punxsutawney is known for its Groundhog Day celebration held annually on February 2.
—USA TODAY, 12 Mar. 2024
Maggie Jones Gabra Zackman Krish Seenivasan Ted Blaisdell, New York Times, 15 Apr. 2024
The borough of Kensington and Chelsea is home to some of the wealthiest people in Britain; a block from Grenfell is Clarendon Road, where houses sell for more than ten million pounds.
—Rebecca Mead, The New Yorker, 15 Apr. 2024
Tug boats were then called out to assist the struggling vessel, which ran into problems dangerously close to the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge that connects the New York boroughs of Brooklyn and Staten Island.
—Owen Bellwood / Jalopnik, Quartz, 8 Apr. 2024
Several hundred Manhattan residents were recently sent notices to appear at the borough's criminal court on April 15.
—Graham Kates, CBS News, 5 Apr. 2024
Brooklyn, the city’s most populous borough, lost 28,306 residents, Queens shrank by 26,362, the Bronx fell by 25,332 and Staten Island declined by 671, the data shows.
—Laura Nahmias, Bloomberg.com, 14 Mar. 2024
Across the five boroughs, there are only 157 examiners to monitor how guardians care for wards.
—Jake Pearson, ProPublica, 12 Mar. 2024
Recently installed toll traffic cameras are along 61st Street at several intersections in the Manhattan borough of New York City.
—Hillary Chura, The Christian Science Monitor, 2 Apr. 2024
The borough of Punxsutawney is known for its Groundhog Day celebration held annually on February 2.
—USA TODAY, 12 Mar. 2024
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“Borough.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/borough. Accessed 24 Apr. 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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