English Explanatory Dictionary

-borough

English dictionary entry

Meanings

suffix
  1. Placename suffix, indicated site of a fortified place.
  2. Placename suffix, indicating a borough.

Pronunciation

/-bɹə/ /-bəɹə/ /-bɹɘ/ /-bɘɹɘ/ /-b(ə)ɹoʊ/

Word forms

-borough

Etymology

From borough, from Old English burh (“fortified place”).

Synonyms

-boro -burg -burgh -bury
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