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borough

noun

Definition of boroughnext
as in city

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Recent Examples of borough This marks the seventh time the late-night host has traveled to the borough to tape. — Jack Dunn, Variety, 10 Sep. 2026 Sandusky’s trial produced shocking testimony from other victims The shadow of Penn State’s influence in this borough in the center of the commonwealth continues to hang over the case. — Andy Rose, CNN Money, 7 Sep. 2026 Three people were shot and three people were stabbed and wounded, one critically, in Brooklyn on Monday leading up to and during the borough’s annual J’Ouvert and West Indian Day celebrations. — John Annese, New York Daily News, 7 Sep. 2026 Made from vintage tin signs scavenged from around Brooklyn, it's poetically anchored in the borough’s history, while also signaling the neighborhood’s future—just like the hotel itself. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for borough
Recent Examples of Synonyms for borough
  1. city
  2. town
  3. municipality
  4. metropolis
  5. burg
Noun
  • The strikes killed four people in the central Ukrainian city of Dnipro, said Oleksandr Hanzha, head of the Dnipropetrovsk regional military administration.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 23 Sep. 2026
  • It’s banned in Oxford but can still be obtained in surrounding cities.
    — Josh Feldman, NBC news, 23 Sep. 2026
Definition of city
Noun
  • Now based in Milan, Marcon was born in 1985 in Busto Arsizio, a town an hour’s drive to the northwest of the city.
    — Matthew McLean, Artforum, 22 Sep. 2026
  • George had a gold molar, a biology degree from the University of Nairobi, and—according to himself—a girlfriend in every town from Eldoret to Mombasa.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 22 Sep. 2026
Definition of town
Noun
  • The 2023 rate was about 58%, the third-lowest of any suburban municipality, meaning the city fell $24 million short of target.
    — A.D. Quig, Chicago Tribune, 20 Sep. 2026
  • Meanwhile, the electoral council, known as the CEP, still lacked access to voting centers in at least 23 municipalities in three regions where deadly armed groups continue to control large swaths of territory.
    — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 19 Sep. 2026
Definition of municipality
Noun
  • The water level of a major reservoir supplying the bustling capital city of Jakarta -- the world's biggest metropolis -- is dropping inch by inch.
    — EDNA TARIGAN, Arkansas Online, 23 Sep. 2026
  • Lee has been under pressure to distinguish Hong Kong from regional rivals and mainland Chinese metropolises, especially after Beijing’s tightening grip tainted Hong Kong’s image as a freewheeling financial center.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 16 Sep. 2026
Definition of metropolis
Noun
  • Historic Hills Scenic Byway Iowa Autumn color paints the valleys and family farms between the Villages of Van Buren County, seven historic burgs punctuating this quiet 105-mile drive along the Des Moines River in southeast Iowa.
    — Hannah Agran, Midwest Living, 12 Sep. 2026
  • That’s when the pop-up Pound4Pound Grilled Burgers typically arrives to grill up some fabulous-looking ‘burgs.
    — John Metcalfe, Mercury News, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of burg

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“Borough.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/borough. Accessed 25 Sep. 2026.

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