Borough

A borough is a local government administrative subdivision used in the Canadian province of Quebec, in some states of the United States, and formerly in New Zealand. In the United Kingdom, boroughs are also to be found in England and Northern Ireland.

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Local government - Administrative subdivision - Canadian - Province - Quebec - States - United States - New Zealand - United Kingdom - England - Northern Ireland

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As a suffix, -borough (or -brough) appears in the name of a number of towns and cities in England; in the South of England it is usually found in the form -bury. The suffix -bury is also to be found in the New England region of the United States, whilst -burg (or -burgh) is more common in the American South and West.

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Towns - Cities - England - South of England - New England - American South - West

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