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- city and guilds of london institute/ˌsɪti ən ɡɪldz əv ˈlʌndən ˈɪnstɪtjuːt/A major British vocational education and examination awarding body, particularly for technical and practical qualifications.nounMedium frequency within vocational/educational contexts, but low in general conversation.
- city blues/ˈsɪti bluːz/A feeling of sadness, loneliness, or melancholy specifically associated with living in a large urban environment.nounC1
- city chambers/ˈsɪti ˈtʃeɪmbəz/The building or rooms where the administrative offices and meeting chambers of a city government are located.nounC1
- city clerk/ˈsɪti klɑːk/A municipal official responsible for maintaining city records, issuing licenses, and managing official documents.nounC1
- city code/ˈsɪti ˌkəʊd/A short numeric or alphanumeric code assigned to a specific city or town, primarily used to identify its area in telephone dialing (dialing code).nounC1
- city company/ˈsɪti ˈkʌmpəni/A corporation or business officially registered and operating within the boundaries of a specific major municipality, typically denoting its headquarters location.nounC1-C2
- city council/ˈsɪti ˈkaʊns(ə)l/The legislative and often executive governing body of a city or municipality, typically composed of elected representatives.nounB2
- city desk/ˌsɪti ˈdɛsk/The department or group of journalists within a newspaper or news organization that handles local news, especially from the city where the publication is based.nounC1/C2
- city edition/ˌsɪti ɪˈdɪʃ(ə)n/A special version of a newspaper or sports team jersey, created for or associated with a specific city.nounLow
- city editor/ˈsɪti ˈɛdɪtə/A newspaper editor responsible for local news coverage in a specific urban area.nounC1
- city father/ˈsɪti ˈfɑːðə(r)/A person who has long been involved in a city's government, planning, or civic affairs, typically as an elected official or respected civic leader.nounC2
- city hall/ˌsɪti ˈhɔːl/The building that houses the administrative offices and council chambers of a city's government.nounHigh (B1+)
- city manager/ˌsɪti ˈmænɪdʒə/A professional administrator appointed to manage the day-to-day operations and implement the policies of a city government.nounC2
- city of brotherly love/ˌsɪti əv ˈbrʌðəli lʌv/A nickname for Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, derived from the literal translation of its Greek name.nounLow
- city of david/ˌsɪti əv ˈdeɪvɪd/A specific historical and biblical name for Jerusalem, particularly the fortified Jebusite city captured by King David and established as his capital.nounLow
- city of god/ˌsɪti əv ˈɡɒd/A theological term referring to the heavenly Jerusalem, the eternal dwelling place of God and the blessed, or more broadly, a community of the faithful bound by divine law, as opposed to a worldly, secular society.nounC2
- city of god, the/ˌsɪti əv ˈɡɒd, ðə/A proper noun most famously referring to St. Augustine's 5th-century philosophical/theological treatise 'De Civitate Dei', which contrasts the earthly city (the City of Man) with the heavenly, eternal city of God. It is also the title of a 2002 Brazilian crime film set in the Cidade de Deus favela of Rio de Janeiro.nounC2
- city of light/ˌsɪti əv ˈlaɪt/A nickname or poetic epithet for a city famous for its brightness, illumination, or cultural enlightenment.nounC1-C2
- city of seven hills/ˈsɪti əv ˈsevən hɪlz/A common epithet or nickname for a city famously built upon seven distinct hills.nounLow
- city plan/ˈsɪti plæn/An official document or diagram outlining the intended development and land use for a city or town.nounC1
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