Collocations withcity
These are words often used in combination withcity.
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ancient city
This ancient city, which arose just before the beginning of recorded history, is double walled.
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beleaguered city
But in a real sense we are a beleaguered city.
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besieged city
They brought more than 130,000 people out of that besieged city.
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city block
The site specific message was 3-metres tall and nearly 80-metres in length, spanning the entire city block.
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city directory
The city directory lists several business locations from 1891 through 1896.
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city dump
They end up at the city dump, and when they try to escape, they are thrown onto a flying bat.
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city dweller
The words are spoken by a young city dweller, using a 'we' that both includes and addresses the beloved.
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city landmark
It obtained federal and city landmark status in that same year.
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city limit
A ship building yard is under construction at the eastern city limit.
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city official
The city official charged with these responsibilities was called the "muhtasib".
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city ordinance
The city ordinance requires all trains passing through the town to slow to no more than 30 mph (48 km/h).
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city park
Smith is attacked by a hoodlum while walking her dog through the city park.
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city planner
He distinguished himself as a great city planner and public financier.
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city skyline
The church tower was a visible part of the city skyline as late as 1596.
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city treasurer
The city treasurer then went on to make the fuller point.
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city zoning
The plan was eventually cancelled as city zoning does not permit construction of such a tall tower there.
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coastal city
Wooden felt highly uncomfortable in the coastal city for a time, but gradually he settled in and began adjusting to the new environment.
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cosmopolitan city
Being a cosmopolitan city, the culture of the city reflects its diverse population which has resulted in a unique blend.
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crowded city
Infrastructure burdens include restricted housing space, which is common in crowded city environments.
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deserted city
Crime took over deserted city centres, all sense of community disappeared and social structures broke down.
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divided city
It is a divided city, one of the most divided in the world.
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domed city
The domed city was seen only in the pilot and two other episodes, using recycled footage from the film.
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entire city
Despite official advice to stay calm and to avoid medical facilities unless ill or injured, the entire city panics.
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floating city
The short teaser trailer showed a vast vertical floating city (as opposed to the original's horizontal floating city), improved graphics and possible adversaries or allies.
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fortified city
When it was a walled and fortified city there were great restrictions on building in order to preserve a clear field of fire.
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futuristic city
Occasionally the landscape is quite different from this, almost jungle-like, although the futuristic city is also present.
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imperial city
This might be explained, at least in part, by the extensive area of what had once been a sovereign imperial city.
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incorporated city
Under the agency, no community within an incorporated city has ever been granted city status.
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large city
Traces of many buildings on the site suggest that it was a large city with an extensive population following a variety of occupations.
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lost city
After tiles are placed, players may place an archaeologist on any lost city section of the tile, or remove an already-placed archaeologist figure.
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major city
Examples of national texts are central government documents or major city newspapers with a national distribution.
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medium-sized city
In that medium-sized city in which no restaurants exist which serve shark fin, there was no opposition to the ban, which was largely symbolic.
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nearby city
None had traveled outside of the country; those who had "traveled" had visited relatives in a nearby city.
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nearest city
The nearest city boasts a population of some 80,000, and provides the regional focus for educational services, including a small university.
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neighbouring city
Clerics probably knew the vigils celebrated by their counterparts in neighbouring city-states, but there is no evidence that the tradition of one cathedral directly influenced that of another.
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northern city
In modern times, no northern city exceeded a tenth of the capital's population.
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overcrowded city
Tirane, the capital, is the most overcrowded city, housing approximately one sixth of the entire population of the country, however the population is in continuous transition.
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populated city
These figures show that the main cost of these drainage schemes is largely imposed upon the thickly populated city areas.
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populous city
It is the third most populous city in the state, with a 2005 census population of 310,413.
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port city
An active port city, it was a stopping point for vessels traveling through the strait, as it had been in the ancient past.
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prosperous city
We are all at one in wanting to see a prosperous city.
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ruined city
The policy was, however, maintained over many years fuelled by the fear that urbanization and high density living had ruined city dwellers; a problem which this policy actively addressed.
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sprawling city
This public ground steeped in history provides a place where residents of a sprawling city can come face to face with their differences and their interdependence.
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sustainable city
Sustainable city planning should address issues of environment, economy and equality among people.
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twin city
However, the absolute size of the twin city would be much larger for it would contain around twenty new towns.
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unnamed city
The third act opens in the garden of a restaurant in an unnamed city.
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walled city
Common tropes included the walled city, the port and the market city.
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world-class city
A world-class city depends on a world-class transport system.
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