1
a
: a medieval fortified group of houses forming a town with special duties and privileges
b
: a town or urban constituency in Great Britain that sends a member to Parliament
c
: an urban area in Great Britain incorporated for purposes of self-government
2
a
: a municipal corporation proper in some states (such as New Jersey and Minnesota) corresponding to the incorporated town or village of the other states
b
: one of the five constituent political divisions of New York City
3
: a civil division of the state of Alaska corresponding to a county in most other states
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On March 18, 1997, thousands of fans packed the streets to pay their respects to the Brooklyn rapper, as a hearse with his coffin inside rolled through the borough.
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Cheyenne Roundtree, Rolling Stone, 4 Dec. 2025
Manhattan even gained 17,500 residents in 2022, mostly migrants from other boroughs.
—Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 4 Dec. 2025
Officials have now put the power to track noise into the hands of the people, in order to help lower the volume across the five boroughs.
—Jesse Zanger, CBS News, 25 Nov. 2025
What is unusual is the borough’s wavering property values over the past decade.
—Robert Frank,carlos Waters, CNBC, 25 Nov. 2025
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Cheyenne Roundtree, Rolling Stone, 4 Dec. 2025
Manhattan even gained 17,500 residents in 2022, mostly migrants from other boroughs.
—Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 4 Dec. 2025
Officials have now put the power to track noise into the hands of the people, in order to help lower the volume across the five boroughs.
—Jesse Zanger, CBS News, 25 Nov. 2025
What is unusual is the borough’s wavering property values over the past decade.
—Robert Frank,carlos Waters, CNBC, 25 Nov. 2025
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“Borough.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/borough. Accessed 9 Dec. 2025.
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borough
noun
bor·ough
ˈbər-ō 
1
a
: a town or urban area in Great Britain that sends a member to Parliament
b
: a self-governing urban area in Great Britain
2
: a self-governing town or village in some states
3
: one of the five political divisions of New York City
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