the London borough of Brent
the borough of Brooklyn
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
bor|ough — «BUR oh», noun. 1. (in some states of the United State an incorporated town with certain privileges, smaller than a city. 2. one of the five divisions of New York City. 3. (in Alaska) a district similar to a county. 4. in Great Britain: a) a town … Useful english dictionary
bor|ough-Eng|lish — «BUR oh IHNG glihsh», noun. a custom in certain parts of England by which an estate passes to the youngest son, or, if there is no son, to the youngest brother … Useful english dictionary
bor|ough|mon|ger — «BUR oh MUHNG guhr, MONG », noun. a person who sold or bought parliamentary seats for boroughs in England (frequent in discussions of parliamentary reform before 1832) … Useful english dictionary
yar|bor|ough — or yar|bor|ough «YAHR BUR oh; especially British YAHR buhr uh», noun. a hand at whist or bridge with no card higher than a nine. ╂[supposedly < an Earl of Yarborough who used to bet 1,000 to 1 against its occurrence] … Useful english dictionary
Yar|bor|ough — or yar|bor|ough «YAHR BUR oh; especially British YAHR buhr uh», noun. a hand at whist or bridge with no card higher than a nine. ╂[supposedly < an Earl of Yarborough who used to bet 1,000 to 1 against its occurrence] … Useful english dictionary
head|bor|ough — «HEHD BUR oh», noun. in England: 1. (formerly) the head of a frankpledge or tithing. 2. a parish officer having the functions of a petty constable. 3. a similar official elsewhere … Useful english dictionary
in|ter|bor|ough — «IHN tuhr BUR oh», adjective. between boroughs: »interborough railway … Useful english dictionary
third|bor|ough — «THURD BUR oh», noun. formerly in England: 1. the head of a frankpledge or tithing. 2. the peace officer of a tithing; petty constable of a township or manor … Useful english dictionary
bor — bor·age; bor·ak; bor·al; bor·azole; Bor·a·zon; bor·bo·ryg·mic; bor·bo·ryg·mus; bor·dage; bor·dar; bor·del; bor·de·laise; bor·del·lo; bor·de·reau; bor·der·er; bor·der·less; bor·det gen·gou; bor·dure; bor·e·gat; bor·e·le; bor·ick·ite; bor·i·ty;… … English syllables
ough — flam·bor·ough; marl·bor·ough; ough; thor·ough·brace; yar·bor·ough; bor·ough; thor·ough; thor·ough·bred; thor·ough·fare; thor·ough·bred·ness; thor·ough·go·ing·ly; thor·ough·go·ing·ness; thor·ough·ly; thor·ough·ness; … English syllables
