-borough

UK/-bɹə/UK/-bəɹə/New Zealand/-bɹɘ/New Zealand/-bɘɹɘ/

suffix

Placename suffix, indicated site of a fortified place.

Similar
-boro-burg-burgh-bury
OriginOld English burh →
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Meanings

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

    Synonyms: -boro, -burg, -burgh, -bury

Synonyms & antonyms

suffixPlacename suffix, indicating a borough.

Similar
-boro-burg-burgh-bury
Also see
-boro-burgh-bury

Origin

  1. Old Englishburh“fortified place”
  2. English-borough

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

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Cite this entry
APA

-borough. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-borough

MLA

“-borough.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-borough. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “-borough,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-borough.

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