borough

IPA(Pronunciation)

/ˈbʌɹə/

Noun

obsolete rare Britain historical

(obsolete) A fortified town. / (rare) A town or city. / A town having a municipal corporation and certain traditional rights. / An administrative district in some cities, e.g., London.

Japanese Meaning

（旧）要塞都市 / （稀）町または都市 / 自治体組織と伝統的権利を有する町 / 一部都市（例：ロンドンなど）の行政区

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The knights retreated to the hilltop borough to reinforce the gates before dawn.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

騎士たちは夜明け前に門を強化するため、丘の上の城塞に退いた。

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Sense（1）

(obsolete) A fortified town.

Sense（2）

(rare) A town or city.

Sense（3）

A town having a municipal corporation and certain traditional rights.

Sense（4）

An administrative district in some cities, e.g., London.

The highway to the East Coast which ran through the borough of Ebbfield had always been a main road and even now, despite the vast garages, the pylons and the gaily painted factory glasshouses which had sprung up beside it, there still remained an occasional trace of past cultures.

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Sense（5）

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.

Sense（6）

Other similar administrative units in cities and states in various parts of the world.

Sense（7）

A district in Alaska having powers similar to a county.

Sense（8）

boroughs

（ plural ）

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