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interborough

American  
[in-ter-bur-oh, -buhr-oh] / ˈɪn tərˌbɜr oʊ, -ˌbʌr oʊ /

adjective

  1. between boroughs.

  2. of, relating to, or located in two or more boroughs.


noun

  1. a transportation system operating between boroughs.

Etymology

Origin of interborough

First recorded in 1900–05; inter- + borough


Example Sentences

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A great episode about “The Bridge,” by MC Shan—detailing the interborough competition between talent from the Queens-based Juice Crew and the Bronx’s Boogie Down Productions—unfolds like a History Channel series reconstructing the Battle of Verdun.

From The New Yorker ● Nov. 1, 2019

Who was to blame for the failure of this interborough project?

From New York Times ● Aug. 23, 2017

Next, the subway, including the L train, an essential interborough connector.

From The New Yorker ● Oct. 24, 2014

And the lopsided impact of the storm has opened up a fresh set of class and interborough tensions to navigate and, in some cases, exploit.

From New York Times ● Dec. 6, 2012

He was only a councilman, but as Jenkins told us our efforts were already acquiring the shape of a campaign, a full-blown interborough enterprise.

From "Native Speaker" by Chang-rae Lee

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