Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

close borough

/ˈkləʊs ˈbʌɹə/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.82 in modern English

Syllables
close bor-ough
IPA
/ˈkləʊs ˈbʌɹə/
20
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
2
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Synonym of pocket borough.

Inflected Forms

close boroughs (plural)

Synonyms

pocket borough

Questions

How do you pronounce close borough?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈkləʊs ˈbʌɹə/.
What does close borough mean?
Synonym of pocket borough.

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