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county borough

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Definition of county borough

: a borough in Great Britain of at least 100,000 inhabitants that has been given the status of an administrative county

First Known Use of county borough

1888, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of county borough was in 1888

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“County borough.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/county%20borough. Accessed 27 Sep. 2020.

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