A fortified town; a town possessing municipal organization (cf. Old English burhwaru body of citizens); more generally, any inhabited place larger…
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| 释义 | society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > district in relation to human occupation > town as opposed to country > town > [noun] (118) boroughc893 A fortified town; a town possessing municipal organization (cf. Old English burhwaru body of citizens); more generally, any inhabited place larger… towneOE An inhabited place which is larger than a village, contains more businesses and amenities, and typically has more complete and independent local… portOE A town; spec. a walled town, a market town. Now historical except in portreeve, n. and in place and street names (cf. port-way, n.1). city?c1225 Esp. with reference to biblical places, as Nain, Bethlehem, etc.: a town or other inhabited place. Obsolete. bourg1536 = borough, n. (in various senses; used esp. with reference to places outside Britain). In later use chiefly in French and French-speaking contexts… burgh1798 Used for borough. by Scottish writers in speaking of foreign towns. voil1821 A town. nagar1921 A town, city, or suburb; a district or quarter within a town. Subcategories:— condition of (2) — small town (14) — borough (25) — chief town of county or district (6) — market town (4) — trading town (4) — sea-port town (7) — fishing-town (3) — town with other industry or occupation (5) — satellite or dormitory town (3) — town by situation (8) — provincial town (1) — town where journey is broken (2) — fortified or defended town (4) — other types of town (11) — group of towns (2) — parts of town (6) — land in or beside town (3) |
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