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Meaning of "city father" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF CITY FATHER

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CITY FATHER

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
City father 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.

WHAT DOES CITY FATHER MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of city father in the English dictionary

The definition of city father in the dictionary is a person who is active or prominent in the public affairs of a city, such as an alderman.


WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CITY FATHER

city break
city centre
city chambers
City Code
city college
City Company
city councilman
city councilmen
city desk
city dweller
city editor
city hall
city manager

WORDS THAT END LIKE CITY FATHER

all-weather
birds of a feather
breather
father
feather
gather
godfather
grandfather
great-grandfather
heather
Holy Father
lather
leather
other
Our Father
patent leather
rather
stepfather
sunbather
weather
white leather

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

SYNONYMS

Translation of «city father» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CITY FATHER

Find out the translation of city father to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of city father 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 father» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

城市父亲
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

padre de la ciudad
570 millions of speakers

English

city father
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

शहर पिता
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

والد المدينة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

город отец
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

cidade pai
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

শহরের বাবা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

ville père
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Bapa bandar
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Stadtverordnete
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

街の父
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

도시 의 아버지
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Bapak kutha
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

cha thành phố
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

நகரம் தந்தை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

शहर वडील
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Şehir babası
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

città padre
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

ojciec miasta
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

місто батько
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

tatăl oraș
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Ο πατέρας της πόλης
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

stad vader
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

ort far
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

by far
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of city father

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CITY FATHER»

The term «city father» is normally little used and occupies the 130.387 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «CITY FATHER» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «city father» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «city father» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CITY FATHER»

Discover the use of city father in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to city father and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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MY FATHER BALIAH
There was deep concern in her voice as she expressed her fear that her husband's salary would be insufficient to raise the family in the city. Father was annoyed; he was well aware that here, my mother and sister could supplement his income ...
Y.B. Satyanarayana, 2013
2
Between God and Beast: An Examination of Amos Oz's Prose
Before he leaves the office of the "city father," the narrator takes a large piece of paper and writes: "A peddlar named Sultanian circulates in the alleys around the Central Bus Station. He sells pornographic pictures. I am honored to propose his  ...
Avraham Balaban, 2010
3
God as Father in Paul: Kinship Language and Identity ...
102 As a requirement for being referred to as “City Father,” Horace attaches winning “fame among posterity” by reining in “unbridled license” that manifests itself in the form of lawlessness.103 Addressing Caesar as “our prince and father, ” ...
Abera M. Mengestu, 2013
4
Tel Aviv: Mythography of a City
"The City's Father" In his poem "The Building of the Gymnasia," Nathan Alterman asks, "What is the greatness of the First Ones and how is it articulated?" He answers, "Only in that they claim a stake in the place / That seems to be a lost case.
Maoz Azaryahu, 2007
5
News in Public Memory: An International Study of Media ...
Japan — Table 1 (continued) Yoshio 70's male city Father: Nuclear 8-year News- Farmer family elementary paper, Mother: multiple school radio, Housewife siblings movie Chicko 70's female city Father: Nuclear Secondary NewsFarmer family ...
Ingrid Volkmer, 2006
6
Saints and Feast Days
After a training period in Mexico City, Father Serra went to work with the Fame Indians for eight years. Then he worked as a traveling missioner in many cities. In 1767 the viceroy of Mexico forced all Jesuits to leave the country, and Junipero ...
Ohio Sisters of Notre Dame of Chardon, Sisters of Notre Dame of Chardon Ohio, Kathleen Glavich, 1985
7
Into Dark Rooms
The city was ancient, but alive, and its existence seemed so solidified that not even the end of the world could destroy the city. Father Randall had met a middle -aged Frenchman in a café near the hotel who had been eager to practice his ...
J. Bosley, 2006
8
Missouri Irish: The Original History of the Irish in Missouri
The great financial panic came in that year, Father Hogan set out to found the Irish Wilderness, and Bernard Donnelly would take up residence in Kansas City. Father Dennis Kennedy, in 1857, was not happy with his appointment as new ...
Michael C. O'Laughlin, 2007
9
This Scarlet Cord: The Love Story of Rahab
... kill everyone in the city, Father. That is what he has done elsewhere.” “This is not their land, Sala. This is our land. And if we leave the Canaanites alive, there will only be more fighting and more Israelite deaths. Better to cut off the head of the ...
Joan Wolf, 2012
10
There are No Accidents: In All Things Trust in God
JOHN BISHOP: Was this in New York City? FATHER BENEDICT: No; Jersey City. Have you been to Jersey City? JOHN BiSHOP: Well, we have been to New Jersey. FATHER BENEDICT: No, I am talking about Jersey City. They have some  ...
Benedict J. Groeschel, 2004

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CITY FATHER»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term city father is used in the context of the following news items.
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Behind the Penguin mask
... Supreme Court Gardens) sounds, McAlpine's proposal was taken seriously by the city father because he was redeveloping chunks of Perth. «The West Australian, Jul 15»
2
Exclusive: Father of man killed in Phenix City man calls for jus …
A Phenix City father says his son was tricked and ambushed the night he was gunned down. Now he's hoping the killers will be brought to ... «WSFA, Jul 15»
3
Trial for Sioux City father charged in baby's death continued
SIOUX CITY | A Sioux City man charged in connection with his son's death has had a falling out with his attorney and will not go to trial next ... «Sioux City Journal, Jun 15»
4
Garden City Father Arrested for Driving Drunk with Toddler & Wife in …
The Fifth Precinct reports the arrest of a Garden City man for driving while intoxicated with a child in the car (Leandra's Law) which occurred . «LongIsland.com, Jun 15»
5
HomeWhich Side Were We On? Kentucky Slavery, Mine Wars and …
Gratz bought his mansion in 1824; by the 1840s, he was a city father and a local power. Much of that power owed itself to Gratz's first and ... «Forward, Jun 15»
6
Father of 5 jailed for dealing crack cocaine in Lancaster city
A Lancaster city father of five was sent to state prison Thursday for dealing crack cocaine. Tyquan Robinson, 23, was sentenced to one to two ... «LancasterOnline, Jun 15»
7
OKC Police Sergeant Goes Above, Beyond Dad Duties
Sunday we celebrate dads and for one Oklahoma City father, he has gone above and beyond his duties in that role. Oklahoma City police Sgt. «news9.com KWTV, Jun 15»
8
Friends ask Ragnar runners to help family of father who died during …
Just a few miles into his first leg of the 200-mile relay race, the Park City father of three collapsed about 8:15 a.m. in the Northern Utah town of ... «Deseret News, Jun 15»
9
Same-sex unions build ranks of gay dads in Utah, nation
Father's Day » Salt Lake City father is among growing number of gay men raising children. Facebook Twitter Google+ Pinterest Email Print ... «Salt Lake Tribune, Jun 15»
10
Police Arrest Del City Father Accused Of Placing 2-Year-Old In …
DEL CITY, Oklahoma - Friday, a Del City father is in jail. He is accused of placing his two-year-old daughter into a scalding hot bath. But he ... «news9.com KWTV, Jun 15»

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