Boro

name, noun, verb

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Alternative spelling of borough. US, alt-of, alternative
Verb
  1. 1
    borrow Jamaica
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    The town of Middlesbrough, and more specifically Middlesbrough FC football club. Teesside

    "They created the better chances while Boro, looking every inch a troubled team, rarely looked like avoiding a third successive goalless home draw."

  2. 2
    Stevenage Football Club, a football team from Stevenage formerly known as Stevenage Borough Football Club

    "Craig Reid struck the United woodwork, while Boro goalkeeper Chris Day had to tip over a header from his own midfielder Michael Bostwick."

  3. 3
    A locality in the Queanbeyan-Palerang council area, south eastern New South Wales, Australia.

Synonyms

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-borough-burgh-buryboroughburghbury

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"They created the better chances while Boro, looking every inch a troubled team, rarely looked like avoiding a third successive goalless home draw."

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