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10 Language-to-English DictionariesBorough
/ˈbʌr.oʊ/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A town or district that constitutes an administrative unit of local government, especially one possessing local self-government.
"New York City is divided into five distinct boroughs." - 2
In certain US states, such as Pennsylvania or Alaska, an incorporated municipal corporation.
"The small borough elected a new mayor during the autumn municipal elections."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Old English 'burg', meaning a fortified place or walled town, sharing Germanic roots with the German 'Burg' and French 'bourg'. Over centuries, the meaning shifted from a fortified defensive settlement to an administrative corporate town or district.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Borough" is said worldwide
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arrondissement
Transliteration: /a.ʁɔ̃.dis.mɑ̃/
"Chaque arrondissement de la ville a son propre maire."
Stadtbezirk
Transliteration: /ˈʃtatbəˌtsɪʁk/
"Der Stadtbezirk ist für lokale Angelegenheiten zuständig."
quartiere
Transliteration: /kwarˈtjɛ.re/
"Il quartiere è famoso per i suoi mercati storici."
municipio
Transliteration: /muniˈsipjo/
"El municipio ofrece diversos servicios públicos a los ciudadanos."
bairro
Transliteration: /ˈbaj.ʁu/
"Este bairro histórico atrai muitos turistas todos os anos."
नगर निगम क्षेत्र
Transliteration: nagar nigam kshetra
"यह क्षेत्र शहर का एक प्रमुख प्रशासनिक नगर निगम क्षेत्र है।"
行政区
Transliteration: xíngzhèngqū
"这个城市被划分为几个不同的行政区。"
자치구
Transliteration: jachigu
"서울시는 여러 개의 자치구로 구성되어 있습니다."
区
Transliteration: ku
"ロンドンは多くの行政上の区に分かれている。"
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