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ˈbʌrə/
n.
- Brit. a town (as distinct from a city) with a corporation and privileges granted by a royal charter.
▸historical a town sending representatives to Parliament.
▸an administrative division of London.
- a municipal corporation in certain US states.
▸each of five divisions of New York City.
Etymology
OE burg, burh ‘fortress, citadel’, later ‘fortified town’, of Gmc origin; cf. burgh.