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— English words —

• borough n. (Obsolete) A fortified town.
• borough n. (Rare) A town or city.
• borough n. A town having a municipal corporation and certain traditional rights.
• borough n. An administrative district in some cities, e.g., London.
• borough n. An administrative unit of a city which, under most circumstances according to state or national law…
• borough n. Other similar administrative units in cities and states in various parts of the world.
• borough n. A district in Alaska having powers similar to a county.
• borough n. (Historical, Britain, law) An association of men who gave pledges or sureties to the king for the good…
• Borough prop.n. The area, properly called Southwark, just south of London Bridge, which is at the north end of Borough…
• -borough suff. Placename suffix, indicated site of a fortified place.
• -borough suff. Placename suffix, indicating a borough.

— English words, defined in German —

• borough S. Stadt mit Privilegien, freie Stadt, Stadt.
• borough S. In London und New York City: Stadtbezirk.
• borough S. In Alaska: Landkreis.

— English words, defined in French —

• borough n. Division administrative de certaines villes (telles que Londres ou New York).
• borough n. Équivalent du comté en Alaska.
• borough n. Sorte de municipalité, arrondissement.
• -borough suff. Suffixe locatif, -bourg.

— English word, defined in Italian —

• borough s. Distretto.

71 English words from 11 English definitions

according according␣to administrative Alaska and area association borough Bridge Britain called certain circumstances cities city corporation county district end end␣of for fortified gave good having Historical indicated indicating just king law London London␣Bridge men most municipal municipal␣corporation national north Obsolete of␣a of␣the␣world Other parts place Placename pledges powers properly Rare rights similar site some south Southwark state states suffix sureties the to␣the town traditional under unit units various which who world

14 English words from 8 foreign definitions

administrative Alaska arrondissement bourg City Division London New New␣York New␣York␣City que Sorte und York

17 foreign words from 8 foreign definitions

-bourg certaines comté Distretto Équivalent freie Landkreis locatif Londres mit municipalité Privilegien Stadt Stadtbezirk Suffixe telles villes

21 suffixes (New words found by adding one or more letters at the end of the word.)

boroughs boroughhead boroughhood boroughitis borough␣seat boroughwide Borough␣Green boroughheads borough␣seats Boroughbridge boroughholder boroughmaster boroughmonger borough␣council borough␣English boroughholders boroughmasters boroughmongers boroughmongery borough␣councils boroughmongering

35 times in the middle (New words found by adding letters in front and at the end of the word.)

Elboroughs Desboroughs Disboroughs harboroughs Risboroughs Rosboroughs Roxboroughs yarboroughs Yarboroughs Five␣Boroughs headboroughs Roseboroughs Scarboroughs Cheseboroughs close␣boroughs Goldsboroughs thirdboroughs Brokenboroughs Cheeseboroughs county␣boroughs pocket␣boroughs rotten␣boroughs Bromborough␣Pool Gainsborough␣hat Gainsborough␣hats Scarborough␣Shoal Guysborough␣County Marlborough␣Sounds municipal␣boroughs Hillsborough␣County nomination␣boroughs Peterborough␣County Scarborough␣warning Scarborough␣warnings metropolitan␣boroughs

103 prefixes (New words found by adding one or more letters in front of the word.)

Alborough Elborough Roborough Ugborough Aldborough Bidborough Desborough Disborough Eggborough Foxborough Hanborough harborough Harborough herborough Ludborough Luxborough Mexborough Narborough Pulborough Risborough Rosborough Roxborough triborough Wadborough Wanborough Warborough yarborough Yarborough Bromborough Clarborough Crowborough Farnborough Flamborough Guisborough headborough Marlborough Maryborough Richborough Riseborough Roseborough Scarborough Shugborough Woodborough Attenborough Attleborough Blakeborough Cheseborough close␣borough Edlesborough Ellesborough +53 words

15 words-in-word (Words found as is inside the word. Minimum size 3 letters.)

bor Bor BOR Bor. boro Boro -boro boro- Oro oro- ough ROU rough Rough ugh

8 words-in-word RTL (Words found written from right to left, inside the word. Minimum size 3 letters.)

Guo Oro oro- rob Rob ROB UoR UOR

2 anagrams found with an extra letter (New words formed with all the letters from the word and an extra letter.)

boroughs bulghoor

8 anagrams found minus a letter (New words formed with all the letters from the word minus a letter.)

Borgou brohug bro-hug bro␣hug broogh Brough burgoo Urhobo

2 cousins (New words found by changing only one letter.)

burough Dorough

One lipogram (New word found when removing only one letter.)

Brough

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