county borough

coun·ty bor·ough

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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [koun-tee bur-oh, buhr-oh]
- /ˈkaʊn ti ˈbɜr oʊ, ˈbʌr oʊ/
- /ˈkaʊnti ˈbʌr.ə/

Definitions of county borough words

noun county borough (in England and Wales from 1888 to 1974 and in Wales from 1996) a borough administered independently of any higher tier of local government 3
noun county borough (in the Republic of Ireland) any of the four largest boroughs, governed independently of the administrative county around it by an elected council that constitutes an all-purpose authority 3
noun county borough a former unit of local government in England and Wales 3
noun county borough any of four units of local government in Ireland 3

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This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 7% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.

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