How to pronounce borough
American English pronunciation
BUR-oh
- IPA
- /ˈbɝoʊ/
- Syllables
- BUR · oh (2 syllables, stress on the 1st)
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What borough means
A town, or part of a big city, with its own local government
In a sentence: My cousins live in a different borough of New York City.
Where it comes from: It comes from the Old English word burh, meaning "a fort" or "a walled town."
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