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Scarborough
SKAHR-buh-roh
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1
A coastal town in North Yorkshire, England.
"They spent their holiday walking along the beach at Scarborough."
2
A district of Toronto, Canada.
"Her cousins live in Scarborough, on the east side of Toronto."
3
A habitational surname of Old Norse origin.
"The play was written by a man named Scarborough."
Word Forms
Scarboroughs plural
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Etymology
From the Old Norse personal name Skarði combined with borg, "fortress."