entire city

collocation in English

meaningsofentireandcity

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entire
adjective[before noun]
uk
/ɪnˈtaɪər/us
/ɪnˈtaɪr/
whole or complete, with ...
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city
noun[C]
uk
/ˈsɪt.i/us
/ˈsɪt̬.i/
a ...
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(Definition ofentireandcityfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Despite official advice to stay calm and to avoid medical facilities unless ill or injured, theentirecitypanics.
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Because of previous construction, particularly of factories, railway facilities and cemeteries, it was no longer possible to construct a complete ring around theentirecity.
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The appearance of the qad- in the markets was enough to restore the confidence of theentirecityat one - wi stroke.
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Then in the early 1890s, the corporation announced a competition to zone and plan theentirecity, old and (potentially) new.
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Billed as plans to benefit theentirecity, these designs were often no less parochial than those decried as narrow, neighbourhood projects.
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Battles among janissaries, mercenaries, and neighborhood gangs appear as destructive rampages that could close the markets for days and bring severe hardship to theentirecity.
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The thing has become a menace to theentirecity.
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We had a succession of strikes and as a result theentirecitybegan to suffer.
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I am not aware that any house in theentirecityis worth more than £1 million.
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Everybody is cycling because theentirecityhas been designed for cyclists.
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It disrupts the life of theentirecityand is causing serious concern.
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It is a good location that is accessible to theentirecity.
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Those problems occur not only in the inner city but in theentirecity.
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Although one newspaper may be distributed throughout anentirecityarea, that is not always so.
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Theentirecityis heated by previously wasted heat from the power station and there are no individual domestic boilers.
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What sort of fire brigade is it which, when called, immediately proceeds to burn down theentirecityin which the original fire started?
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However, theentirecitywas very green.
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We need major development to lift theentirecityout of that situation, especially after the way in which unemployment has borne down over the past 13 years.
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They are accountable for the allocation of finance and resources to theentirecityas a community, with public watchdogs to ensure that it takes place.
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