Scarborough
Scarborough
Definition
Scar·bor·ough (skär′bʉr′ō, -ə; -bə rə)
city & seaside resort in NE England, in North Yorkshire: county district pop. 106,000
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
- Scaramouch
- scarabaeid
- scarab
- scar tissue
- scar
- scapular medal
- scapular
- scapula
- scapose
- scapolite
- scarce
- scarcely
- scarcement
- scarcity
- scare
- scare off or away
- scare up
- scarecrow
- scared
- scaredy-cat
