| borough | |
| 1. n. (obsolete) A fortified town. | |
| 2. n. (rare) A town or city. | |
| 3. n. A town having a municipal corporation and certain traditional rights. | |
| 4. n. An administrative district in some cities, e.g., London. | |
| 5. n. 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 def | |
| 6. n. Other similar administrative units in cities and states in various parts of the world. | |
| 7. n. A district in Alaska having powers similar to a county. | |
| 8. n. (historical, British, legal) An association of men who gave pledges or sureties to the king for the good behaviour of each other. | |
| 9. n. (historical, British, legal) The pledge or surety thus given. | |
