Synonyms for borough
ˈbɜr oʊ, ˈbʌr oʊbor·ough

Princeton's WordNet

1. boroughnoun

   one of the administrative divisions of a large city

2. boroughnoun

   an English town that forms the constituency of a member of parliament

Matched Categories

1. • Administrative District
   • Town

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:4.0 / 1 vote

1. boroughnoun

   Synonyms:
   town (in England, a town represented in parliament)

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1. List of paraphrases for "borough":

   rounding, arrondissement, district, municipality

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How to use borough in a sentence?

1. Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams:

   While there are still some very small amounts of votes to be counted, the results are clear : an historic, diverse, five-borough coalition led by working-class New Yorkers has led us to victory in the Democratic primary for Mayor of New York City, now we must focus on winning in November so that we can deliver on the promise of this great city for those who are struggling, who are underserved, and who are committed to a safe, fair, affordable future for all New Yorkers.

2. Eric Sherman:

   There will be no more enforcement of this ordinance and the borough will go about the business of coming up with a different ordinance that does not offend the First Amendment.

3. Eric Adams:

   I know how hard Brooklyn Borough is, i was on the ground when Covid hit the city. I watched the morgues outside of hospitals. I watched family members dropping loved ones off to never see them again.

4. Eric Adams:

   How dare Andrew Yang say a retired( NYPD) captain, a state Senator, a Borough president, significant other is an educator... We can't have two homes ? Andrew Yang has two homes. So you don't see the hint of racism in that ? , i live in Brooklyn. I don't live in New Paltz.

5. Mayor Henri Schepens:

   The Milford Borough Council is deeply saddened by the loss and our hearts go out to his family.