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suffixSynonym of -borough.
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- Old Englishburh“fortified place”
- English-boro
From boro, from Old English burh (“fortified place”).
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-boro. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-boro
MLA
“-boro.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-boro. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “-boro,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-boro.
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