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city limit

city limit noun: the boundaries of a city.

city limit: the boundaries of a city
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Noun

city limit (plural city limits)

  1. (Canada, US, especially, in plural) The boundaries of a city.
  2. (plural, singular) A part of the boundary of a city.

Forms of city limit

pluralcity limits

Questions about city limit

What does city limit mean?
City limit means the boundaries of a city.
What part of speech is city limit?
City limit is a noun.
What is the plural of city limit?
The plural of city limit is city limits.

Words near city limit in the dictionary

  1. city halls
  2. City High
  3. city killer
  4. city killers
  5. city lights
  6. city limit
  7. city limits
  8. city manager
  9. city managers
  10. city mice
  11. city mouse

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