ancient city

collocation in English

meaningsofancientandcity

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ancient
adjective
uk
/ˈeɪn.ʃənt/us
/ˈeɪn.ʃənt/
of or from a long time ago, having lasted for a very ...
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city
noun[C]
uk
/ˈsɪt.i/us
/ˈsɪt̬.i/
a ...
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(Definition ofancientandcityfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Thisancientcity, which arose just before the beginning of recorded history, is double walled.
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The right place to look for a prototype of political life is in theancientcitystates.
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Yet some elements are shared among theseancientcity-states.
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His map extends along two survey transects, one east-west, one nor th-south, that crisscross theancientcity.
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Almost all of these groups left some overt or covert marks on thisancientcity.
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Anancientcity, protected by matted reeds, a creator of ruin.
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It is a wonderful,ancientcitywith a beautiful cathedral.
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It is anancientcity, partly on a hill.
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Thisancientcity, with its narrow streets, has a particularly difficult problem to solve.
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But the by-pass, the precinct and the shopping centre remain essential for civilised life in thatancientcityof learning.
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It is one of the best examples of an authority acting with enthusiasm and competence in the conservation of itsancientcity.
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This is a veryancientcity, with a very ancient representation.
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I think that the influence of this united body of theancientcityhas undoubtedly a vast effect.
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Cambridge is anancientcity, with narrow and tortuous streets, and not enough money in the borough has been found for making the improvements desirable.
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Glasgow is not just an old city; it is anancientcity.
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Carlisle is a veryancientcity, with a long historic background.
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My own constituency is in essence a veryancientcitywith a long tradition and with a university at its centre, which now no longer is to have separate representation.
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Forty thousand souls from the old heart of anancientcitynow dwell in open, unindustrialised country, far from the clamour and smoke which tormented their lives in other days.
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It is a beautiful andancientcity, with an involved system of docks and waterways right in its centre and close around the city are hills.
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