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free cities

free cities is the plural of free city.

Meaning of free city

Noun

free city (plural free cities)

  1. (historical) Any of various types of city of Europe from classical to modern times, characterised by relative autonomy and/or being responsible only and directly to a king or emperor; a more modern city of such type, sometimes elsewhere than in Europe.
    • Pliny calls ᵉ Tarsus a free city: which is an incontestable proof it was not a Roman colony, for then he would have called it so.1727, Nathaniel Lardner, Credibility of the Gospel History, 1815, The Works of Nathaniel Lardner, D.D., Volume 1, Thomas Hamilton, page 124
  2. A special economic zone.

Questions about free cities

What is free cities the plural of?
Free cities is the plural of free city.

Words near free cities in the dictionary

  1. Free China
  2. free church
  3. free churches
  4. free churchman
  5. free churchmen
  6. free cities
  7. free city
  8. Free City of Danzig
  9. Free City of Tri-Insula
  10. free climber
  11. free climbers

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