outer borough

noun

One of the boroughs of New York City excluding Manhattan (the boroughs of the Bronx, Brooklyn, Queens and Staten Island).

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Meanings

nounouter borough (plural outer boroughs)

plural outer boroughs

  1. One of the boroughs of New York City excluding Manhattan (the boroughs of the Bronx, Brooklyn, Queens and Staten Island).

Origin

outer + borough

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APA

outer borough. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/outer%20borough

MLA

“outer borough.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/outer%20borough. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “outer borough,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/outer%20borough.

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