A borough (or town), in England, Wales or Northern Ireland, whose government is independent of its local county council.

plural of close borough

Synonym of pocket borough

plural of county borough

(slang) Synonym of New York City

(UK) A body of people elected to manage the affairs of a local government district with borough status, metropolitan borough or London borough; e.g. Spelthorne Borough Council.

plural of borough council

A village in Tonbridge and Malling borough, Kent, England (OS grid ref TQ6057).

A borough of Alaska, United States, the equivalent of a county in other US states. See also Haines.

The portion of the U.S. state of Alaska not contained in any of its 19 organized boroughs.