metropolitan borough
noun [ C ] uk/met.rəˌpɒl.ɪ.tən ˈbʌr.ə/ us/met.rəˌpɑː.lə.tən ˈbɝː.oʊ/
都市自治市;都市自治镇（英格兰有自己地方政府的地区，属于都市郡的一部分）
an area in England with its own local government that is part of a metropolitan county (= an area that includes a large city)
South Yorkshire is divided into four metropolitan boroughs: Sheffield, Rotherham, Doncaster, and Barnsley. 南约克郡分为四个大城市: 谢菲尔德、罗瑟勒姆、唐克斯特和巴恩斯利。
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- Walsall is the largest of the six towns in the metropolitan borough of Walsall.
- Local elections are being held in metropolitan boroughs, unitary authorities and district councils across England and Wales.
- Trafford is a metropolitan borough of Greater Manchester, England, with a population of over 200,000.
- The scheme is run by Wirrall Metropolitan Borough Council.