borough

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   a town or district that is an administrative unit, especially in the United Kingdom

   The borough funds several libraries and parks.

2. 2
   noun

   one of the main administrative divisions of certain large cities

   She moved to a quieter borough of the city.

From Old English burh or burg, meaning a fortified place or town, through Middle English borwe and borgh. It is related to German Burg and to the English words burgh and bury.

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