"Boro" meaning in English

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Proper name

Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Boro
  1. (chiefly soccer and Teesside) The town of Middlesbrough, and more specifically Middlesbrough FC football club. Tags: Teesside Categories (topical): Football (soccer) Categories (place): City nicknames
    Sense id: en-Boro-en-name-v5QydeW0 Disambiguation of City nicknames: 51 49 Categories (other): Teesside English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 55 45 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 54 46 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 54 46 Topics: ball-games, games, hobbies, lifestyle, soccer, sports
  2. (soccer) Stevenage Football Club, a football team from Stevenage formerly known as Stevenage Borough Football Club Categories (topical): Football (soccer) Categories (place): City nicknames
    Sense id: en-Boro-en-name-eTFeFKG2 Disambiguation of City nicknames: 51 49 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 55 45 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 54 46 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 54 46 Topics: ball-games, games, hobbies, lifestyle, soccer, sports
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