This contrasts with the powers of boroughs in Connecticut, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania, where a borough is an independent level of government; as well as with borough forms used in other states, …

The meaning of BOROUGH is a medieval fortified group of houses forming a town with special duties and privileges. How to use borough in a sentence.

BOROUGH definition: (in certain states of the U.S.) an incorporated municipality smaller than a city. See examples of borough used in a sentence.

In Alaska, a borough is a political division similar to a county in other states.

borough (ˈbarə) , ((American) ˈbə:rəu) noun in Britain, a town or area with certain rights. municipio

Borough, in Great Britain, incorporated town with special privileges or a district entitled to elect a member of Parliament. The medieval English borough was an urban centre identified by a charter …

Definition of borough noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.