Borough and State

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Borough noun - An English town that forms the constituency of a member of parliament.

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State and borough are semantically related. In some cases you can use "State" instead a noun "Borough".

State noun - A body of people composed of one or more nationalities usually with its own territory and government.

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Borough and state are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Borough" instead a noun "State".

Hudson County: Located across the Hudson River from New York City and dubbed the "sixth borough", this is probably the most New York-like place in the state.

Source: Useful Notes / New Jersey
In the "unorganized borough" covering more than half the state, the only local services are municipalities and school boards, with everything else handled directly by the state or by the tribal government.

Source: Useful Notes / Alaska
It should also not be confused with the real institution actually named California University - which is located, naturally, in the state of Pennsylvania.note (It's in the Pittsburgh-area borough of California, which was founded in 1849, the year of the California Gold Rush)

Source: California University

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