borough

noun

Definition of boroughnext
as in city

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Recent Examples of borough Residents have long since been relocated, receiving compensation and new homes of the equivalent size elsewhere within the borough of Croydon. — Matt Woosnam, New York Times, 30 June 2026 Though Stone Harbor doesn't have a boardwalk, the borough—home to fewer than 1,000 year-round residents—is just a short drive from neighboring Ocean City. — Katie Nadworny, Travel + Leisure, 28 June 2026 By way of comparison, Shea Stadium had opened across the borough in Flushing the year before with a capacity of around 55,000. — Henry Kornaros, Curbed, 26 June 2026 Brad Hoylman-Sigal, Manhattan’s borough president, announced on Tuesday that all $50 million of his office’s annual discretionary budget would be going towards NYC arts-centric cultural programming and renovation projects. — News Desk, Artforum, 24 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
  • Kirkland said the regulations would have especially affected cities like Bell Gardens and Hawaiian Gardens, where casinos represent nearly 70% of the general fund.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2026
  • With 23 cities, the tour will make stops in Japan (Osaka, Kanagawa, Shizuoka, Miyagi, and Fukuoka) before heading to North America in September.
    — Laura Sirikul, Forbes.com, 9 July 2026
Definition of city
Noun
  • Sudarshan’s big-picture approach is a long way from the company’s roots as a bus service in the southern town of Madurai.
    — Anu Raghunathan, Forbes.com, 9 July 2026
  • In recent years, with attendance at Latin Mass topping 4,000, the SSPX built a 1,500-seat, $42 million church high on its campus overlooking the tranquil town.
    — Judy L. Thomas, Kansas City Star, 9 July 2026
Definition of town
Noun
  • Palm Beach adopted the restrictions in November 2024, while Miami Beach and several other municipalities in Miami-Dade began enforcing the limits in May 2025 after the state law took effect.
    — Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 6 July 2026
  • That, combined with reams of uncleared rubble, create a hotbed for mosquitoes and rodents, according to Mohanna, the water municipality spokesperson.
    — Sana Noor Haq, CNN Money, 5 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
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