#162 borough

borough- a town, municipality, district that forms a constituency or governing body

- Old English burg; related to beorgan- to shelter, Old Norse borg- wall; Gothic baurgs-city; Old High German- burg- fortified castle

The borough offered each citizen $400 as compensation.

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