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borough

[bur-oh, buhr-oh] / ˈbɜr oʊ, ˈbʌr oʊ /
NOUN
incorporated municipality smaller than a city
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"Contact your district or borough council to report any new debris you find on our beaches or for information on whether volunteers are required."

From BBC

That included several housing developments with all-affordable units in the Bronx borough of New York City.

From The Wall Street Journal

Bereaved families have condemned as a "tax on grief" the policy of most councils in Greater Manchester to charge higher fees for burying people who lived in another borough.

From BBC

The child of Nigerian immigrants, he paints a bleak picture of the south London borough.

From BBC

But this time many observers feel they have a real chance of winning control of one or more boroughs in outer London.

From BBC