-borough

//-bɹə// suffix

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Definitions

Suffix
  1. 1
    Placename suffix, indicated site of a fortified place. morpheme
  2. 2
    Placename suffix, indicating a borough. morpheme

Synonyms

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boroburgburghbury

Etymology

From borough, from Old English burh (“fortified place”).

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