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• Borough President — (informally BP, or Beep in slang) is an elective office in each of the five boroughs of New York City. Contents 1 Reasons for establishment 2 Role 3 Borough Boards 4 …   Wikipedia

• Borough — (engl., spr. börro; in älterer angelsächs. Wortform Byrig, Borge, Borgh oder Borhoe, identisch mit dem deutschen Burg) bezeichnete ursprünglich einen geschützten, zur Zuflucht vor feindlichen Angriffen dienenden Platz. Zur Zeit der Angelsachsen… …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

• Man v. Food (season 2) — Man v. Food Season 2 Country of origin United States No. of episodes 20 Broadcast Original channel Travel Channel …   Wikipedia

• Man Facing Southeast — Directed by Eliseo Subiela Produced by Luján Pflaum Hugo E. Lauría …   Wikipedia

• Borough [1] — Borough (spr. Borroh), 1) ursprünglich gleichbedeutend mit dem deutschen Worte Burg, einen gegen feindliche Angriffe geschützten Ort bezeichnend, wurde in England später 2) die Benennung eines jeden Gemeindewesens, welches durch Kauf, Schenkung… …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

• Man|hat|tan|ese — «man HAT uh NEEZ, NEES», adjective, noun, plural ese. –adj. of the borough of Manhattan; having to do with Manhattan, New York, or its inhabitants: »I was Manhattanese, friendly, and proud (Walt Whitman). –n. = Manhattanite. (Cf. ↑Manhattanite) …   Useful english dictionary

• Man|hat|tan|ite — «man HAT uh nyt», noun. a native or inhabitant of the borough of Manhattan: »Even a Manhattanite can find his subway way to the Coney Island Aquarium (New York Times) …   Useful english dictionary

• Man|hat|tan — «man HAT uhn», noun. a cocktail consisting of rye whiskey, sweet vermouth, and usually bitters. ╂[< Manhattan, a borough of New York] …   Useful english dictionary

• borough-head — The head man or chief of an English borough, tithing or frank pledge. borough holder. Same as boroughhead …   Ballentine's law dictionary

• History of borough status in England and Wales — Borough is a term for an historic unit of lower tier local government in England and Wales. The ancient boroughs covered only important towns and were established by charters granted at different times by the monarchy. Their history is largely… …   Wikipedia