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five boroughs

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.22 in modern English

Syllables
five bor-oughs
IPA
24
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
2
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

Synonym of New York City.

Slang

Etymology

From the organization of the City of New York into five boroughs, after the merger of (the now Manhattan) New York (City), New York (County), New York (State), with its surrounding cities.

Usage

Inflected Forms

The Five Boroughs (canonical) 5 Boroughs (alternative)

Synonyms

New York City

Questions

What does five boroughs mean?
Synonym of New York City.
Where does five boroughs come from?
From the organization of the City of New York into five boroughs, after the merger of (the now Manhattan) New York (City), New York (County), New York (State), with its surrounding cities.

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