a town or part of a city that has its own local government 自治市镇;(城市)行政区 the London borough of Westminster 伦敦的威斯敏斯特自治市 The Bronx is one of the five boroughs of New York. 布朗克斯是纽约市的五个行政区之一。 He wrote to the borough council, expressing his concerns about the project. 他写信给区议会,表达了他对这个项目的关注。
Extra ExamplesTopics Buildingsc2the New York borough of Queens 纽约昆斯区 to establish unemployment committees in all metropolitan boroughs 在所有大都市城区建立失业委员会 She served as a local councillor in the London Borough of Westminster. 她是伦敦的威斯敏斯特自治市的地方议员。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- county
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Word OriginOld English burg, burh ‘fortress, citadel’, later ‘fortified town’, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch burg and German Burg. Compare with burgh.