nearby city

collocation in English

meaningsofnearbyandcity

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nearby
adverb
adjective
uk
/ˌnɪəˈbaɪ/us
/ˌnɪrˈbaɪ/
not ...
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city
noun[C]
uk
/ˈsɪt.i/us
/ˈsɪt̬.i/
a ...
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(Definition ofnearbyandcityfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofnearby city

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None had traveled outside of the country; those who had "traveled" had visited relatives in anearbycity.
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Highervalue crops can be produced on local farms and marketed directly to the broad consumer base in thenearbycityand surrounding areas.
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They cannot compete with the rich commuter to thenearbycity.
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Sometimes when people want to set up a farmers market, they are prevented from doing so by an ancient charter relating to anearbycity.
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Now let us turn the argument for a moment to the case not of a remote city but of anearbycity.
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Most participants choose to make a short trip in the area, either sightseeing anearbycityor hiking/cycling surrounding nature.
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Masts are usually named after the broadcasting organisations that use them, or after anearbycityor town.
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The lake is a reservoir that is the water supply for thenearbycityof lesund.
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Pursued by compound guards, the clone enters anearbycity.
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Since then the animals have multiplied with over 100 and their cries can be heard in thenearbycity.
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Zonga turns anearbycityinto apes using his potion as gas and spreading it by plane, and oddly enough the apes just obey him.
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The hostage is generally kept locked up in a castle or prison of anearbycity.
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Many parents can not afford to send their teenagers to thenearbycityand the generation is not able to get good education.
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At the same time, very strange things happen in thenearbycity, and then in his town.
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To do this, he got a decree transferring his consular office to anearbycity.
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There is a domestic airport in anearbycity.
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A former hydroelectric plant and mill nearby allow visitors to understand the economic importance the spring had to the early development of thenearbycity.
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Public transportation from anynearbycityis available to the national park.
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Signal fires on the mountain gave both it and thenearbycitytheir name.
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He takes her to an empty house in anearbycity, providing her with new clothes.
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