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
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“County borough.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/county%20borough. Accessed 28 Sep. 2021.
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The first known use of county borough was in 1888
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