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federal cities

federal cities is the plural of federal city.

Meaning of federal city

Noun

federal city (plural federal cities)

  1. A title applied variously to Bonn (Germany), Bern (Switzerland), or Sevastopol (Crimea).
  2. (historical) Washington, D.C.
    • According to the Act of the State of Maryland "Concerning the Territory of Columbia and the City of Washington," the Federal City is thus bounded : [...]1868, S. D. Wyeth, The Federal City; or, Ins and Abouts of Washington, 3rd edition, page 31

Questions about federal cities

What is federal cities the plural of?
Federal cities is the plural of federal city.

Words near federal cities in the dictionary

  1. federal
  2. Federal Bureau of Investigation
  3. Federal Capital Territory
  4. federal case
  5. federal cases
  6. federal cities
  7. federal city
  8. Federal Communications Commission
  9. Federal Constitutional Court
  10. federal council
  11. federal councils

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