Borough
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A borough is a section used in Quebec, some states of the United States, and in the past in New Zealand. Boroughs are also found in the United Kingdom, especially in England and Northern Ireland. Another is in Australia.
At the end of a word, -borough (or -brough) in the name of many towns and cities in England; in southern England it is usually spelt -bury. The suffix -bury is also used in the New England region of the United States, while -burg (or -burgh) is more common in Scotland and the American South and West.
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