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independent city

independent city noun: a city that does not form part of another general-purpose local government entity.

Noun

independent city (plural independent cities)

  1. (urban studies) A city that does not form part of another general-purpose local government entity.

Forms of independent city

pluralindependent cities

Questions about independent city

What does independent city mean?
Independent city means a city that does not form part of another general-purpose local government entity.
What part of speech is independent city?
Independent city is a noun.
What is the plural of independent city?
The plural of independent city is independent cities.

Words near independent city in the dictionary

  1. independent
  2. Independent Catholic
  3. Independent Catholicism
  4. Independent Catholics
  5. independent cities
  6. independent city
  7. independent clause
  8. independent clauses
  9. independent contractor
  10. independent contractors
  11. independent counsel

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