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English noun: borough

1. borough (location) one of the administrative divisions of a large city


Broader (hypernym)administrative district, administrative division, territorial division


Instance hyponymBronx, Brooklyn, City of Westminster, Greenwich, Manhattan, Queens, Staten Island, Westminster

2. borough (location) an English town that forms the constituency of a member of parliament


Broader (hypernym)town, townsfolk, townspeople


Narrower (hyponym)burgh, pocket borough, rotten borough









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