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-borough

UK/-bɹə/

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New Zealand/-bɹɘ/

-borough suffix: placename suffix, indicated site of a fortified place.

Suffix

-borough

  1. Placename suffix, indicated site of a fortified place.
  2. Placename suffix, indicating a borough.
    Synonyms:
    -boro, -burg, -burgh, -bury

Synonyms of -borough

Origin of -borough

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

Questions about -borough

What does -borough mean?
-borough means placename suffix, indicated site of a fortified place.
What part of speech is -borough?
-borough is a suffix.
How do you pronounce -borough?
-borough is pronounced /-bɹə/ (UK).

Words near -borough in the dictionary

  1. -bloody-
  2. -blr
  3. -boo
  4. -borne
  5. -boro
  6. -borough
  7. -bot
  8. -bots
  9. -bound
  10. -bradine
  11. -brough

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