Borough

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HiWhat's the difference between 'borough' and 'district'?Thanks in advance

Fivejedjon · Accepted Answer

What parts of the definitions in the many dictionaries at www.onelook.com do you not understand?

Soheil1 · Answer

I asked for the difference not the definition.

Rover_KE · Answer

And you were asked what parts of the definitions do you not understand.

Soheil1 · Answer

Rover_KEAnd you were asked what parts of the definitions do you not understand.

What should I say?They basically mean the same:

district /'d?str?kt/noun

pluraldistricts

Learner's definition of DISTRICT

[count]

:an area or section of a country, city, or town: such as

a :an area established by a government for official government business

postal/election districts

Six police officers are in charge of the district.

She represents the eighth congressional district.
— see also school district

b :an area or section that has some special characteristic or purpose

a church/sales district

the city's entertainment/shopping district

He was promoted to district manager. [=he was put in charge of that company's activities in a particular district]

Which appears similar to:

borough /'b?ro?/noun

pluralboroughs

Learner's definition of BOROUGH

[count]

1

:a village, town, or part of a large city that has its own government
? Boroughs are found in a number of English-speaking countries. They are much more common in Great Britain than in the U.S.

the London borough of Brent
2
:one of the five main sections of New York City

the borough of Brooklyn

Fivejedjon · Answer

soheil1:a village, town, or part of a large city that has its own government

That is rather more strictly defined than

soheil1an area or section of a country, city, or town: such as a :an area established by a government for official government business

postal/election districts Six police officers are in charge of the district.She represents the eighth congressional district.— see also school district

b :an area or section that has some special characteristic or purpose a church/sales district the city's entertainment/shopping district He was promoted to district manager. [=he was p

All boroughs can be loosely thought of as districts, but many districts are not boroughs.

Anonymous · Answer

soheil1HiWhat's the difference between 'borough' and 'district'?Thanks in advance

A big difference is in their use. Some parts of the world use one of those words and not the other.

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