Usually means: Urban districts within a city.
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Definitions from Wiktionary (Burroughs)

▸ noun:  An English topographical surname from Middle English, from Old English beorg (“hill”) or burg (“fort”), for someone who lived near a hill or fort.
▸ noun:  A neighbourhood of Savannah, and former town in Chatham County, Georgia, United States.
▸ noun:  An area in Barnet borough, London, England; named for the rabbit warrens there.

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Burrows, burgh, de Burgh, burke, Burgo, Bourke, de Bourg, Bourg, Burston, de Burgo, more...

Opposite:
suburbs, rural areas, countryside

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Manhattan, Queens, Brooklyn, Bronx, Staten Island, more...

Phrases:
William Burroughs, John Burroughs, Burroughs Corporation, George Burroughs, margaret burroughs, more...

Adjectives:
old, young, late, american, notorious, poor, first, portal, great, good, little



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Similar:
Burrows, burgh, de Burgh, burke, Burgo, Bourke, de Bourg, Bourg, Burston, de Burgo, more...

Opposite:
suburbs, rural areas, countryside

Types:
Manhattan, Queens, Brooklyn, Bronx, Staten Island, more...

Phrases:
William Burroughs, John Burroughs, Burroughs Corporation, George Burroughs, margaret burroughs, burroughs john, bryson burroughs, Edgar Rice Burroughs, william s burroughs, william seward burroughs, more...

Adjectives:
old, young, late, american, notorious, poor, first, portal, great, good, little



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