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Scar·bor·ough (skär′bʉr′ō, -ə; -bə rə)

  1. city & seaside resort in NE England, in North Yorkshire: county district pop. 106,000

  2. city in SE Ontario, Canada: part of metropolitan Toronto: pop. 559,000

Etymology: OE Scartheborc < ON Skarthaborg < Skarthi (lit., harelip, nickname of Thorgils, Norw founder of the town, c. 966) + -borg; akin to OE burg, borough

Browse dictionary entries near Scarborough

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  9. ‹ scapose
  10. ‹ scapolite
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