Burghal

adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Relating to a burgh or borough. UK, not-comparable

    "In Scotland, parishes are either burghal, i.e. those comprised wholly within a burgh royal; landward, those forming a rural district; or mixed, i.e. a burgh with a rural district attached."

Synonyms

All synonyms
citycivicdowntowninterurbanmidtownmunicipal

Example

More examples

"In Scotland, parishes are either burghal, i.e. those comprised wholly within a burgh royal; landward, those forming a rural district; or mixed, i.e. a burgh with a rural district attached."

Etymology

From burgh + -al.

More for "burghal"

SynonymsSentencesPronunciationTranslate

Next best steps

Find stronger synonymsSee usage examplesCheck pronunciationBrowse writing guides

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.