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federal city

federal city noun: a title applied variously to Bonn (Germany), Bern (Switzerland), or Sevastopol (Crimea).

Noun (1)

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

Noun (2) capitalized: Federal City

Federal City (plural Federal Cities)

  1. Alternative letter-case form of federal city.

Forms of federal city

pluralfederal cities
alternative formFederal City
pluralFederal Cities

Questions about federal city

What does federal city mean?
Federal city means a title applied variously to Bonn (Germany), Bern (Switzerland), or Sevastopol (Crimea).
What part of speech is federal city?
Federal city is a noun.
What is the plural of federal city?
The plural of federal city is federal cities.

Words near federal city in the dictionary

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

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