Scarborough

/ˈskɑɹbəɹoʊ/name
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1

A coastal town in North Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref TA040880). It should now be a civil parish, with a town council elected on 1 May 2025.

2

The Borough of Scarborough, a former local government district in North Yorkshire, abolished without replacement in 2023.

3

A district and former municipality of Toronto, Canada.

4

A town in Cumberland County, Maine, United States.

5

A neighbourhood in the village of Briarcliff Manor, Westchester County, New York, United States, named after the English town.

6

A suburb of Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia.

7

A habitational surname from Old Norse.

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Alliteration

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Consonance

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