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• Town Commissioners — were elected local government bodies established in urban areas in the island of Ireland in the nineteenth century. Larger towns with commissioners were converted to urban districts by the Local Government (Ireland) Act 1898, with the smaller… …   Wikipedia

• Borough — Bor ough, n. [OE. burgh, burw, boru, port, town, burrow, AS. burh, burg; akin to Icel., Sw., & Dan. borg, OS. & D. burg, OHG. puruc, purc, MHG. burc, G. burg, Goth. ba[ u]rgs; and from the root of AS. beorgan to hide, save, defend, G. bergen; or… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• borough — [bʉr′ō] n. [ME burgh < OE burg, burh, town, fortified place, akin to Ger burg < IE * bhr̥gh, fortified elevation < base * bhereĝh , high > BARROW2] 1. in certain states of the U.S., a self governing, incorporated town 2. the basic… …   English World dictionary

• borough — O.E. burg, burh a dwelling or dwellings within a fortified enclosure, from P.Gmc. *burgs hill fort, fortress (Cf. O.Fris. burg castle, O.N. borg wall, castle, O.H.G. burg, buruc fortified place, citadel, Ger. Burg castle, Goth. baurgs city ),… …   Etymology dictionary

• Borough United F.C. — Borough United were a minor Welsh football club based in Llandudno Junction who caused a shock by winning the Welsh Cup in 1963 before performing much better than anticipated in European football.Early yearsThe club was formed in 1952 by a merger …   Wikipedia

• Town —   [taʊn] die, / s,    1) im englischen Sprachgebrauch allgemeine Bezeichnung für kleinere Stadt.    2) Township [ ʃɪp], in den USA eine auf englischen Rechtstraditionen (Borough) beruhende, seit dem 17. Jahrhundert für Neuengland typische, später …   Universal-Lexikon

• Town ward — is a ward in the Borough of Newcastle under Lyme. It covers the town centre of Newcastle under Lyme …   Wikipedia

• borough — ► NOUN 1) Brit. a town (as distinct from a city) with a corporation and privileges granted by a royal charter. 2) an administrative division of London. 3) a municipal corporation in certain US states. 4) each of five divisions of New York City.… …   English terms dictionary

• Town — (engl., spr. Taun), die Stadt; in England jede incorporirte mit städtischen Gerechtsamen ausgestattete Gemeinde, gleichviel ob sie in das Unterhaus wählt od. nicht (Borough, s.d.); nur wenn die Stadt zugleich Sitz eines Bischofs ist, wird sie zur …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

• town — [n] incorporated community apple*, boondocks, borough, burg*, city, hamlet, metropolis, municipality, seat, sticks*, township, whistle stop*; concepts 507,508 …   New thesaurus