nearest city

collocation in English

meaningsofnearandcity

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near
adjective[before noun]
uk
/nɪər/us
/nɪr/
not far away in distance, time, characteristics, ...
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city
noun[C]
uk
/ˈsɪt.i/us
/ˈsɪt̬.i/
a ...
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(Definition ofnearandcityfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofnearest city

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Thenearestcityboasts a population of some 80,000, and provides the regional focus for educational services, including a small university.
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This is especially relevant to constituencies such as mine, which is 60 miles from thenearestcityand has serious transport problems.
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Maybe the villagers will club together to bus people in from thenearestcityonce a month.
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Having already encountered a creature, he is wary of potential threats in the desert, and is looking for thenearestcity.
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Lakeview, 65 mi southwest, is thenearestcitywith basic services such as vehicle repair, lodging, and medical care.
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Diu is thenearestcityhaving air transportation.
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In it, the salesman starts at a random city and repeatedly visits thenearestcityuntil all have been visited.
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The central city is 20 km away from thenearestcity.
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The codes are followed by the name of the place where the post is being distributed, which is either a municipality, thenearestcity, town or village.
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The inhabitants would have to be evacuated, so it was best if it was uninhabited, or nearly so, and at least 300mi km from thenearestcity.
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Thenearestcityis lesund.
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Joe travels to thenearestcity, which to him is a new world, as he grew up in the rainforest.
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Liverpool is thenearestcity.
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They live 20 or 30 miles away from the nearest cities, where the public libraries and museums and picture galleries are.
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The surplus of foodstuffs grown by cultivators serves to feed people in the nearest cities, and in some cases is for exportation.
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On undivided highways, both sides of the milestones are used, telling the distance to the nearest cities in each direction.
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