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parliamentary burghs

parliamentary burghs is the plural of parliamentary burgh.

Meaning of parliamentary burgh

Noun

parliamentary burgh (plural parliamentary burghs)

  1. (Scotland, historical) A burgh whose boundaries, as first fixed in 1832, were adopted for municipal purposes, with regard to which they stand practically in the same position as royal burghs.

Questions about parliamentary burghs

What is parliamentary burghs the plural of?
Parliamentary burghs is the plural of parliamentary burgh.

Words near parliamentary burghs in the dictionary

  1. parliamentary agent
  2. parliamentary agents
  3. parliamentary borough
  4. parliamentary boroughs
  5. parliamentary burgh
  6. parliamentary burghs
  7. Parliamentary green
  8. parliamentary heel
  9. parliamentary heels
  10. parliamentary monarchies
  11. parliamentary monarchy

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