borough
noun
Simple meaning
An administrative district in some cities, e.g..
Pronunciation
Say it like this:
burohSay the bold part a little louder.
IPA pronunciation (US)
ˈbɝoʊ
This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.
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Definition
Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.
noun
An administrative district in some cities, e.g., London.
A town having a municipal corporation and certain traditional rights.
An administrative unit of a city which, under most circumstances according to state or national law, would be considered a larger or more powerful entity; most commonly used in American English to define the five counties that make up New York City.
Other similar administrative units in cities and states in various parts of the world.
The area, properly called Southwark, just south of London Bridge, which is at the north end of Borough High Street (OS grid ref TQ3279).
Word Aura™
How this word commonly comes across.
Aura for this meaning
This meaning: An administrative district in some cities, e.g., London.
Used this way, borough is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It usually sounds natural in a wide range of settings.
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Neutral
- Intensity
- Not strongly marked
- How common
- Moderately common
- Connotation
- Matter-of-fact
- Usage feel
- Neutral and straightforward
Word Aura describes common impressions, not a measurement. Tone changes with sentence, speaker, relationship and situation.
More ways to use borough
- “The city was divided into several smaller administrative boroughs.”
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