Boroughs

/ˈbɜːroʊz/ noun

Definition

Towns or districts with their own local government; a subdivision of a city or region.

Etymology

From Old English 'burh' or 'burg' meaning fortified town, related to German 'Burg' (fortress). A borough was originally a town with defensive walls, later any incorporated town.

Kelly Says

New York City is made of five boroughs—but the word goes back to medieval fortified towns, so Staten Island and Brooklyn are technically called 'boroughs' because they were once walled settlements!

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ke-i
ARالعربية
أحياء
ah-ya
BNবাংলা
উপজেলা
upo-jhe-la
CACatalà
barris
bar-ris
CSČeština
části města
cha-sti met-eh
DADansk
bydele
by-deh-leh
DEDeutsch
Stadtbezirke
zstadt-bayt-zirk-eh
ELΕλληνικά
περιοχές
pe-ree-oh-hes
ESEspañol
barrios
bar-ree-ohs
FAفارسی
منطقه
man-tah-keh
FISuomi
kaupunginosat
kau-pung-i-nos-at
FRFrançais
arrondissements
ar-rond-es-mahn
GUGU
મહાનગર
ma-ha-na-gar
HAHA
karamar
ka-ra-mar
HEעברית
רובעים
ro-veem
HIहिन्दी
मोहल्ले
moh-llah
HUMagyar
kerületek
ker-yu-let-ek
IDBahasa Indonesia
kelurahan
keh-loo-ra-han
IGIG
obodo
oh-boh-doh
ITItaliano
quartieri
kwah-r-tee-ree
JA日本語
区(く)
ku
KKKK
округ
o-krug
KMKM
ស្រុក
sr-uk
KO한국어
gu
MRMR
नगर
na-gar
MSBahasa Melayu
kawasan
ka-wa-san
MYမြန်မာ
မြို့ပိုင်း
myo-paing
NLNederlands
wijken
vui-ken
NONorsk
bydeler
by-deh-ler
PAPA
ਨਗਰ
na-gar
PLPolski
dzielnice
dz-veel-ni-tse
PTPortuguês
bairros
bye-ros
RORomână
sectoare
se-k-toh-reh
RUРусский
районы
ra-ee-oh-ny
SVSvenska
stadsdelar
stad-s-del-ar
SWKiswahili
mtaa
m-taa
TAதமிழ்
நகரப் பகுதிகள்
na-gar-pa-gthi-ga-l
TEతెలుగు
నగరాలు
na-ga-ra-lu
THไทย
แขวง
kheaw-ong
TLTL
mga distrito
mga dis-tri-toh
TRTürkçe
semtserler
sem-tsehr-ler
UKУкраїнська
райони
ray-oh-ni
URاردو
ضلع
d-la-a
VITiếng Việt
phường
fuh-ong
YOYO
agbegbe
a-g-beh-g-beh
ZH中文
行政区
xing-zheng-qu
ZUZU
izwe
ee-z-weh

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