[ 'bʌrə ]
■ noun
1》 Brit. a town (as distinct from a city) with a corporation and privileges granted by a royal charter.
↘ historical a town sending representatives to Parliament.
↘an administrative division of London.
2》 a municipal corporation in certain US states.
↘each of five divisions of New York City.
Origin
OE burg , burh 'fortress, citadel', later 'fortified town', of Gmc origin; cf. burgh .