northern city

collocation in English

meaningsofnorthernandcity

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northern
adjective
uk
/ˈnɔː.ðən/us
/ˈnɔːr.ðɚn/
in or from the north part of ...
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city
noun[C]
uk
/ˈsɪt.i/us
/ˈsɪt̬.i/
a ...
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(Definition ofnorthernandcityfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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In modern times, nonortherncityexceeded a tenth of the capital's population.
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It is unlikely that the trends highlighted here would have clear counterparts in, say, a predominantly working-classnortherncitywhose traditional male-dominated manufacturing base had collapsed.
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I remember as a young teacher of 20 being confronted with 65 in my class in anortherncity.
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I represented an inner city area of a greatnortherncity.
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This part of my constituency closely resembles the densely packed, back-to-back houses and streets of many anortherncity.
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However, not everynortherncityis like that.
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The dispersal after 600 years of shipbuilding in thisnortherncityis a tragedy.
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I well remember before the war, in a poor, industrial part of anortherncity, how there was still an intense dread of going into hospital.
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He was also respected among the more common people among the populace and integrated well in thenortherncitydespite his southern origins.
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The city's size was reduced again in 1937, and many of thenortherncityresidents sued to get out of the city.
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In 1922, a large, undeveloped bayfront tract near thenortherncitylimits was platted.
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Independent aid agencies report about 230,000 civilians were inside the war zone around thenortherncity.
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They overlook thenortherncitymoat, and house an ancient coin exhibition inside.
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The documentary was described simply as an impression of life and opinion in the back streets of anortherncityin the morning.
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Today only the northern gate still exists, together with a short stretch of thenortherncitywall.
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The venue has parking nearby and is within walking distance of thenortherncitycentre.
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Southerners, it was argued, were already welldisposed to the glittering northern cities they had imposed on their television screens.
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Their major northern cities were abandoned during a severe drought.
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