boroughletn.
/ˈbʌrəlɪt/ rare.
A diminutive borough or town.
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society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > district in relation to human occupation > town as opposed to country > town > [noun] > small town
townleta1552
townikina1813
townette1839
boroughlet1864
townling1866
towneen1893
1864 H. Mayhew German Life & Manners I. 5 The moors..from which the..boroughlet..is said to derive its name.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1887; most recently modified version published online December 2018).
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