borough

noun

Definition of boroughnext
as in city

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Recent Examples of borough His mother, Tracy, recalled his little league games at Carr Field in the borough — and said Kevin had a real grasp for the game of baseball from a young age. — Chilekasi Adele, CBS News, 13 July 2026 On two evenings — Saturday, July 11, and Sunday, July 12 — the setting sun will align with Manhattan’s street grid, creating a dramatic sunset framed by the borough’s skyscrapers. — Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 11 July 2026 Jacqueline Rothstein, 35, splits time between a New York City suburb on Long Island and the city’s heavily Jewish borough of Brooklyn. — David Crary, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2026 The crash caused all lanes of the Long Island Expressway in both directions to be closed into the morning hours of June 30, and traffic headed to the Queens borough was being redirected, city officials said. — Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 30 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for borough
Recent Examples of Synonyms for borough
  1. city
  2. town
  3. municipality
  4. metropolis
  5. burg
Noun
  • But as parts of Hawaii have become more urban and roads busier and faster, especially on Oahu, where the capital city, Honolulu, is located, concern has grown about the dangers of riding in an open truck bed without seats or seat belts.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 23 July 2026
  • This South Florida city once known for spring break mayhem is all grown up, so book a post-cruise stay.
    — Tracey Teo, AJC.com, 23 July 2026
Definition of city
Noun
  • The group also owns a 551-unit town home development, Blu South, in Pineville.
    — Claire Harutunian, Charlotte Observer, 23 July 2026
  • She and her friend were eventually released, and forced to walk hours back to town.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 23 July 2026
Definition of town
Noun
  • Headlines from around the country swirled about how the lengthy US government shutdown left local municipalities without the necessary funds to prepare for millions of people coming to the US.
    — Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 20 July 2026
  • My belief is that local municipalities and counties should have the right to make determinations about these projects.
    — Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 20 July 2026
Definition of municipality
Noun
  • Copenhagen topped the Economist Intelligence Unit’s ranking of the world’s most livable cities for the second year in a row, though Chinese metropolises made the largest gains.
    — Jeronimo Gonzalez, semafor.com, 8 July 2026
  • There’s always the temptation of an easy score, though, a con game suited to the great metropolis, captured here in Colson Whitehead’s signature deadpan.
    — Hamilton Cain, Time, 7 July 2026
Definition of metropolis
Noun
  • Because the church holds a lot of sway in this backwoods burg, and unsurprisingly, such couplings are frowned upon by the extremely conservative, extremely close-minded population.
    — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 17 June 2026
  • The charming little burg is plagued by a perplexing dead body problem.
    — Matt Cabral, Entertainment Weekly, 15 June 2026
Definition of burg

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