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noncity

noncity adjective: not of or pertaining to a city.

Adjective

noncity (not comparable)

  1. Not of or pertaining to a city.
    • A spokesman for the board said “there is a general prohibition against using city resources for noncity purposes” with exceptions for “de minimis,” or negligible, occasions.2007 January 8, Sam Roberts, “After Hevesi Ordeal, Officials Struggle With Travel Rules”, in New York Times
    Synonyms:
    nonurban

Noun

noncity (plural noncities)

  1. A habitation that is not a city, such as a smaller town.

Synonyms of noncity

Antonyms

Forms of noncity

pluralnoncities

Origin of noncity

From non- + city.

Questions about noncity

What does noncity mean?
Noncity means not of or pertaining to a city.
What part of speech is noncity?
Noncity can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near noncity in the dictionary

  1. noncitizenship
  2. noncitizenships
  3. noncitric
  4. noncitrullinated
  5. noncitrus
  6. noncity
  7. noncivil
  8. noncivilian
  9. noncivilians
  10. noncivilised
  11. noncivilized

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