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
  • Originally from Buenos Aires, Celeste got her first passport at three years old, and has lived in 10 cities across seven countries and five continents.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 July 2026
  • At the same candidate forum, Lake said that employment opportunities tend to be clustered in larger cities across Jackson County, putting candidates further east at a disadvantage when looking for jobs.
    — Ilana Arougheti July 30, Kansas City Star, 30 July 2026
Definition of city
Noun
  • The kind who drive across town for the right crust and aren't afraid to wait for it.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 July 2026
  • For several candidates, those visions involve building out transit networks within Jackson County in order to connect the cities and towns scattered east of Kansas City.
    — Ilana Arougheti July 30, Kansas City Star, 30 July 2026
Definition of town
Noun
  • Many of these units of government, such as townships, predate municipalities and are legacy government units that are now redundant.
    — Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 3 Aug. 2026
  • Monday’s return includes Cap Ferret peninsula, a tourist hot spot along the Atlantic coast, and Le Porge, the municipality hardest hit by the fire, where 183 homes were destroyed.
    — Derek Gatopoulos, Los Angeles Times, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of municipality
Noun
  • Before New York became a sprawling metropolis, its rolling hills, deep valleys, and tidal salt marshes were part of a larger estuarine ecosystem that was home to countless flora and fauna.
    — Francesca Aton, ARTnews.com, 30 July 2026
  • The French maison just opened a new spa in Venice at Hotel Cipriani last week, marking the first time the house has made its wellness practices in the Italian metropolis a permanent experience.
    — Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 27 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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“Borough.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/borough. Accessed 4 Aug. 2026.

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