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royal borough

royal borough noun: a borough, currently only in England, which has been granted a royal charter.

Noun

royal borough (plural royal boroughs)

  1. A borough, currently only in England, which has been granted a royal charter.
    • Both the G.W.R. and the L.S.W.R. had to pay dearly for the privilege of entering the Royal Borough, for the Prince Consort drove a hard bargain with each.1949 September and October, “Notes and News: The Windsor Centenary”, in Railway Magazine, page 340

Forms of royal borough

pluralroyal boroughs

Questions about royal borough

What does royal borough mean?
Royal borough means a borough, currently only in England, which has been granted a royal charter.
What part of speech is royal borough?
Royal borough is a noun.
What is the plural of royal borough?
The plural of royal borough is royal boroughs.

Words near royal borough in the dictionary

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