bor·ough
 borough
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- pronunciation:
- bU
ro
- features:
- Homophone Note, Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
a town that governs itself.
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| definition 2: |
one of the five divisions of New York City: Manhattan, Brooklyn, Richmond (Staten Island), Queens, and the Bronx.
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| related words: |
town, village |
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The words
borough,
burro and
burrow sound alike, but each has a different meaning.