单词 | borough |
释义 | bor·ough (bûrō) n. 1. A self-governing incorporated town in some US states, such as New Jersey. 2. One of the five administrative units of New York City. 3. A civil division of the state of Alaska that is the equivalent of a county in most other US states. 4. Chiefly British a. A town having a municipal corporation and certain rights, such as self-government. b. A town that sends a representative to Parliament. 5. A medieval group of fortified houses that formed a town having special privileges and rights. [Middle English burgh, city, from Old English burg, fortified town; see bhergh-2 in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.] |
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