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borough — [bʉr′ō] n. [ME burgh < OE burg, burh, town, fortified place, akin to Ger burg < IE * bhr̥gh, fortified elevation < base * bhereĝh , high > BARROW2] 1. in certain states of the U.S., a self governing, incorporated town 2. the basic… … English World dictionary
borough — /berr oh, bur oh/, n. 1. (in certain states of the U.S.) an incorporated municipality smaller than a city. 2. one of the five administrative divisions of New York City. 3. Brit. a. an urban community incorporated by royal charter, similar to an… … Universalium
History of borough status in England and Wales — Borough is a term for an historic unit of lower tier local government in England and Wales. The ancient boroughs covered only important towns and were established by charters granted at different times by the monarchy. Their history is largely… … Wikipedia
Unorganized Borough, Alaska — The Unorganized Borough is that part of the U.S. state of Alaska not contained in any of its 17 organized boroughs. It encompasses over half of Alaska s area, 970,500 km² (374,712 square miles), an area larger than any other US state. It is… … Wikipedia
Ancient borough — An early historical analysis of cities and boroughs by Robert Brady (1704) … Wikipedia
Queens (New York City borough) — Infobox Settlement name =Queens official name =Queens County other name = native name = nickname = settlement type =Borough of New York City total type = motto = imagesize = image caption = The Unisphere, unofficial symbol of Queens. flag size =… … Wikipedia
Chatham Borough, New Jersey — This article is about a borough in New Jersey, for an adjacent township, see Chatham Township, for information about their shared school and library systems see The Chathams. Chatham, New Jersey Borough … Wikipedia
Lake and Peninsula Borough, Alaska — Infobox U.S. County county = Lake and Peninsula Borough state = Alaska map size = 250 founded = seat = King Salmon (which is located in adjacent Bristol Bay Borough) | area total sq mi =30907 area water sq mi =7125 area percentage = 23.05% census … Wikipedia
Hägersten borough — Hägersten was a so called borough ( stadsdelsområde ) in the southern part of Stockholm until January 1 2007. It was primarily made up of Hägersten (a part of which was organized in Liljeholmen borough). The other districts that made up the… … Wikipedia
Maria-Gamla Stan borough — Maria Gamla Stan was a so called borough (stadsdelsområde) in central Stockholm until January 1, 2007, named after the Maria (actually Maria Magdalena) parish and the Stockholm Old Town in the borough. After were introduced as an administrative… … Wikipedia
Kista borough — Kista was a so called borough ( stadsdelsområde ) in Stockholm, Sweden until January 1, 2007. It organized the districts of Akalla, Hansta, Husby and Kista. In 2007, Kista merged with the borough of Rinkeby to form the Rinkeby Kista borough.… … Wikipedia
