A borough is a self-governing entity that is generally smaller than a city. If an area is not governed by either a borough or city, then the area is governed as a township.

The meaning of BOROUGH is a medieval fortified group of houses forming a town with special duties and privileges. How to use borough in a sentence.

BOROUGH definition: (in certain states of the U.S.) an incorporated municipality smaller than a city. See examples of borough used in a sentence.

In Alaska, a borough is a political division similar to a county in other states.

1. (in certain U.S. states) an incorporated municipality smaller than a city. 2. one of the five administrative divisions of New York City. a. a self-governing incorporated urban community.

A borough is a town, or a district within a large town, which has its own council.

Definition of borough noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. a town or part of a city that has its own local government. The Bronx is one of the five boroughs of New York. He wrote to the …

BOROUGH meaning: 1 : a village, town, or part of a large city that has its own government; 2 : one of the five main sections of New York City

1 day ago · borough (plural boroughs) (obsolete) A fortified town. (rare) A town or city. A town having a municipal corporation and certain traditional rights.

Borough ... A borough is an administrative division in various English-speaking countries. In principle, the term borough designates a self-governing walled town, although in practice, official use of the …