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A coastal town in North Yorkshire, England.

"The family drove to Scarborough to enjoy a day by the seaside."

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Origin

The place name Scarborough comes from combining an Old Norse personal name called Skarði with the word borg, which means fortress. This combination gave us a name that literally translates to "Skarði's fortress."

Rhyming Words
hugh eugh augh lugh vugh ough pugh cough teugh yeugh nough baugh sough dough rough tough gough hough bough heugh
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