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Definition of burgh noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

burgh

noun

/ˈbʌrə/

/ˈbɜːrəʊ/

(old-fashioned or Scottish English)

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a town or part of a city that has its own local government
Word Originlate Middle English: Scots form of borough.

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