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county borough

county borough noun: a borough (or town), in England, Wales or Northern Ireland, whose government is independent of its local county council.

Noun

county borough (plural county boroughs)

  1. A borough (or town), in England, Wales or Northern Ireland, whose government is independent of its local county council.

Forms of county borough

pluralcounty boroughs

Origin of county borough

From county + borough. They were introduced by the Local Government Act of 1888, originally requiring 50,000 inhabitants.

Questions about county borough

What does county borough mean?
County borough means a borough (or town), in England, Wales or Northern Ireland, whose government is independent of its local county council.
What part of speech is county borough?
County borough is a noun.
What is the plural of county borough?
The plural of county borough is county boroughs.

Words near county borough in the dictionary

  1. countwheels
  2. countwise
  3. county
  4. County Antrim
  5. county at large
  6. county borough
  7. county boroughs
  8. county brownie
  9. county brownies
  10. county council
  11. county councils

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