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PRONUNCIATION OF CITY BLUES

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CITY BLUES

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
City blues is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CITY BLUES

citrussy
cittern
city
city academy
City and Guilds
City and Guilds of London Institute
city break
city centre
city chambers
City Code
city college
City Company
city councilman
city councilmen
city desk
city dweller
city editor
city father
city hall
city manager

WORDS THAT END LIKE CITY BLUES

baby blues
blues
classic blues
country blues
Delta blues
family values
lues
midterm blues
production values
rhythm and blues
swamp blues
the blues
tristimulus values
urban blues
values
Victorian values
winter blues

Synonyms and antonyms of city blues in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «city blues» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CITY BLUES

Find out the translation of city blues to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of city blues from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «city blues» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

城市蓝调
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

city ​​blues
570 millions of speakers

English

city blues
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

शहर उदास
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

مدينة البلوز
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

City Blues
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

city ​​blues
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

শহর ব্লুজ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

city ​​blues
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Blues bandar
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

City Blues
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

街のブルース
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

도시의 블루스
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Blues kutha
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

xanh thành phố
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

நகரம் ப்ளூஸ்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

शहर संथ
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Şehir mavisi
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

city ​​blues
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Blues City
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

City Blues
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

city ​​Blues
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

blues της πόλης
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

stad blues
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

city ​​Blues
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

city ​​Blues
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of city blues

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CITY BLUES»

The term «city blues» is regularly used and occupies the 100.124 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «CITY BLUES» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about city blues

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CITY BLUES»

Discover the use of city blues in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to city blues and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Old City Blues 2
The year is 2049. Southeastern Europe. Built on the ruins of the country once known as Greece, New Athens is a city crawling with life - low-life, that is.
Taylor, Rebecca, 2013
2
Kill City Blues
A smart, kick-arse Urban Fantasy from a new master of the genre. Kill City Blues is the fifth book in the fantastic Sandman Slim series.
Richard Kadrey, 2013
3
Mexico City Blues: (242 Choruses)
Kerouac's most important poem, Mexico City Blues, incorporates all the elements of his theory of spontaneous composition.
Jack Kerouac, 2007
4
Global City Blues
"This is a book about the making of cities and the buildings that compose them.
Daniel Solomon, 2006
5
A Map of Mexico City Blues: Jack Kerouac as Poet
In this pioneering critical study of Jack Kerouac’s book-length poem, Mexico City Blues—a poetic parallel to the writer’s fictional saga, the Duluoz Legend—James T. Jones uses a rich and flexible neoformalist approach to argue his ...
James T Jones, 2010
6
Down in Houston: Bayou City Blues
In this book, they draw on dozens of interviews with blues musicians, club owners, audience members, and music producers, as well as dramatic black-and-white photographs of performers and venues, to present a lovingly detailed portrait of ...
Roger Wood, 2003
7
Windy City Blues
And there's more, nine stories in all, in this masterful collection of short fiction starring V.I. Warshawski, "the most engaging woman in detective fiction since Dorothy Sayers's Harriet Vane" (Newsweek). From the Paperback edition.
Sara Paretsky, 2009
8
Inner City Blues: A Charlotte Justice Novel
In the midst of the Los Angeles riots, Detective Charlotte Justice, one of the very few black women in the LAPD, delves into the shooting of a former radical by an AfricanAmerican doctor, in the debut of a new mystery series. Reprint.
Paula L. Woods, 2000
9
Cubop City Blues
Poet and novelist Pablo Medina's Cubop City Blues, fuses raw, passionate language and elegant lyricism to breathe life into a musically disguised New York City, shaped by jazz masters, refugees, and storytellers.
Pablo Medina, 2013
10
Polar City Blues
Polar City is the capital of Hagar, one of a handful of worlds on which the tiny human-dominated Republic sits.
Katharine Kerr, 1991

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CITY BLUES»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term city blues is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Center struggling with past division
Today, Center residents, white and black, like to describe their town, population 5,100, as a sylvan paradise where "big city blues melt away.". «Longview News-Journal, Jul 15»
2
How City Living May Be Harming Your Mental Health, And What You …
But according to new research, the antidote to those city blues could be as simple as a walk in the park. A Stanford University study published ... «Huffington Post, Jul 15»
3
The Night the Folk Movement Died
It presented an astounding array of musicians from city blues to country blues, from old time fiddlers to gospel singers to Irish and English ... «CounterPunch, Jul 15»
4
Russell City Blues Festival celebrates Hayward's musical roots
Now, the Hayward Russell City Blues Festival, scheduled for July 11 and 12 and sponsored by the West Coast Blues Society, will bring back ... «SFGate, Jul 15»
5
The Fierce Urgency of Nina Simone Now
I wonder if we'd hear Marvin Gaye's “Inner City Blues” in 1971, had Simone's “Backlash Blues” not entered the world four years earlier? «The Nation., Jul 15»
6
Resurgent 'Heart of the Bay' entices visitors
For music lovers, the Russell City Blues Festival celebrates the city's history as a cradle of blues during the '40s, '50s and '60s. Take in the city's ... «SFGate, Jul 15»
7
Entertainment calendar July 2, 2015)
... 7:30 and 10 p.m. Fri.; Kyle Rowland Blues Band, 7:30 and 10 p.m. Sat.; Terrie Odabi, 7 and 9 p.m. Sun.; Bay City Blues, Daniel Castro Band, ... «Stockton Record, Jul 15»
8
Summertime blues: 10 shows you should not miss
Hayward-Russell City Blues Festival: Produced by the West Coast Blues Society, this long-running event celebrates the rich blues history of the ... «Marin Independent Journal, Jun 15»
9
Safeway Waterfront Blues Fest 'an institution'
It began in 1987 as the Rose City Blues Festival and was sponsored by the Cascade Blues Association. A year later, he suggested the Oregon ... «KOIN.com, Jun 15»
10
Chris Robin opens Volkswagen of Midland Odessa dealership
He will also chair next week's Fourth of July Celebration, and Mazda of Midland is presenting the Tall City Blues Festival. © 2015 MRT.com. «Midland Reporter-Telegram, Jun 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. City blues [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/city-blues>. May 2024 ».
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