a town or district which is an administrative unit, in particular 自治的市镇(或区),尤指 ■(Brit.)a town (as distinct from a city) with a corporation and privileges granted by a royal charter (英)(获皇家特许的)自治市镇 ■(Brit. historical)a town sending representatives to Parliament (英,史)议会中有代表的市镇 ■an administrative division of London 伦敦市的行政区 ■a municipal corporation in certain US states (美国某些州的)自治村镇 ■each of five divisions of New York City 美国纽约市的行政区(共五个) ■(in Alaska) a district corresponding to a county elsewhere in the US 美国阿拉斯加州的行政区(相当于其他州的县)
语源
Old English burg, burh 'fortress, citadel', later 'fortified town', of Germanic origin; related to Dutch burg and German Burg. Compare with burgh