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💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Borough"

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Word	Definition
precinctnoun	(US, law enforcement) A subdivision of a city under the jurisdiction of a specific group of police; the police station situated in that district.
townnoun	A settlement; an area with residential districts, shops and amenities, and its own local government; especially one larger than a village and smaller than a city, historically enclosed by a fence or walls, with total populations ranging from several hundred to more than a hundred thousand (as of the early 21st century)
municipalitynoun	A district with a government that typically encloses no other governed districts; a borough, city, or incorporated town or village.
districtnoun	An administrative division of an area.
villagenoun	A rural habitation of size between a hamlet and a town.
communenoun	A small community, often rural, whose members share in the ownership of property, and in the division of labour; the members of such a community.
arrondissementnoun	An administrative division in some French- or Dutch-speaking countries.
wardnoun	Protection, defence.
neighbourhoodnoun	British standard spelling of neighborhood.
neighborhoodnoun	The residential area near one's home.
jointnoun	(anatomy) Any part of an animalian body where two bones or exoskeleton segments are abutted, in most cases allowing that part of the body to be bent or straightened.
commonnoun	The people; the community.
subdivisionnoun	(countable, uncountable) A division into smaller pieces of something that has already been divided.
roundingnoun	The act by which a numerical value is rounded.
quarternoun	A fourth part of something.
municipionoun	A municipality in various Latin American countries.
quartiernoun	A quarter or district of an urban settlement in France.
mongersnoun	A dealer or trader in a specific commodity.
townshipnoun	(US, Canada) A subdivision of a county.
suburbnoun	A residential area located on the outskirts of a city or large town that usually includes businesses that cater to its residents; such as schools, grocery stores, shopping centers, restaurants, convenience stores, etc.