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PRONUNCIATION OF FREE CITY

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF FREE CITY

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Free city 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 FREE CITY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Free city

Free city may refer to: ▪ City-state, region controlled exclusively by a sovereign city ▪ Free city a self-governed city during the Hellenistic and Roman Imperial eras ▪ Free City, album by the St. Lunatics ▪ Free City of Danzig, two historical city-states that existed in what is now Gdańsk, Poland ▪ Free Imperial City, self-governed city in the Holy Roman Empire subordinate only to the emperor ▪ Royal free city, or free royal city, a term for a self-governed city in the Kingdom of Hungary...

Definition of free city in the English dictionary

The definition of free city in the dictionary is a sovereign or autonomous city; city-state.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE FREE CITY

free agent
free alongside quay
free alongside ship
free alongside vessel
free and easy
free association
Free Church
free climbing
free clinic
free coinage
free collective bargaining
free companion
free company
Free County of Burgundy
free electron
free energy
free enterprise
free enthalpy
free fall
free fight

WORDS THAT END LIKE FREE CITY

authenticity
big city
capacity
capital city
cardboard city
cathedral city
city
electricity
ethnicity
fat city
felicity
garden city
inner city
modulus of elasticity
publicity
simplicity
specificity
toxicity
twin city
velocity

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

SYNONYMS

Translation of «free city» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF FREE CITY

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

Translator English - Chinese

自由城
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

ciudad libre
570 millions of speakers

English

free city
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

मुक्त शहर
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

مدينة حرة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

свободный город
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

cidade livre
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

বিনামূল্যে শহর
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

ville libre
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Bandar percuma
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

freien Stadt
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

自由都市
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

무료 시티
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Kutha bebas
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

thành phố miễn phí
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

இலவச நகரம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

मोफत शहर
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Ücretsiz şehir
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

città libera
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

wolne miasto
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

вільне місто
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

oraș liber
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ελεύθερη πόλη
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

vrye Stad
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

fri stad
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

fri by
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of free city

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «FREE CITY»

The term «free city» is regularly used and occupies the 75.755 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «FREE CITY» OVER TIME

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FREE CITY»

Discover the use of free city in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to free city and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Free City
Putting past and present into direct conflict, the story takes the form of a blog, even incorporating comments from other bloggers, each with their vested interests, each with new reasons for spinning fictions of their own.
João Almino, 2013
2
City of Lost Souls
She’s willing to do anything for Jace, but can she still trust him? Or is he truly lost? Love. Blood. Betrayal. Revenge. Darkness threatens to claim the Shadowhunters in the harrowing fifth book of the Mortal Instruments series.
Cassandra Clare, 2012
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City of Bones
Or was he a boy? This is Clary's first meeting with the Shadowhunters, warriors dedicated to ridding the earth of demons. It's also her first encounter with Jace, a Shadowhunter who looks a little like an angel and acts a lot like a jerk.
Cassandra Clare, 2009
4
The Free City: A Book of Neighborhood
When, out of the wide waste and mud of our planet, a Free City pushes up into being, it is in the sight of The Eternal, as when a gardener discovers a green shoot pricking up out of a seed bed that he had given up as hopeless. Better a poor ...
Bouck White, 2007
5
Axis Rule in Occupied Europe
implemented by two conventions between Poland and the Free City of Danzig which were signed, one in Paris on November 9, 1920, the other in Warsaw on October 24, 1921.4 The mutual rights of Danzig and Poland as formulated in the  ...
Raphael Lemkin, 2008
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International Territorial Administration: How Trusteeship ...
It was reinforced by the notion that the Free City was being 'protected' (from assimilation into the territory of a state, in this case either Germany or Poland), and that, according to the Versailles Treaty and followed in subsequent practice, the ...
Ralph Wilde, 2010
7
City of Glass
To save her mother’s life, Clary must travel to the City of Glass, the ancestral home of the Shadowhunters—never mind that entering the city without permission is against the Law, and breaking the Law could mean death.
Cassandra Clare, 2009
8
City/Art: The Urban Scene in Latin America
This site became known as the Free City (Cidade Livre), though officially called the Provisional Pioneer Nucleus or Núcleo Bandeirante. The government encouraged entrepreneurs to supply the construction effort at their own risk and profit, ...
Rebecca Biron, 2009
9
Sustainable Development, Energy and the City: A Civilisation ...
Motorised traffic is considered to be the single most destructive enemy of European cities. The study undertaken by the European Commission on "A Car- Free City" suggested redesigning cities in pedestrian terms. A city without cars could be ...
Voula P. Mega, 2006
10
The Modernist City: An Anthropological Critique of Brasilia
famous in the Free City, the president of Novacap declared: "In April 1960, 1 will send the tractors to flatten everything." Before that apocalyptic day, the entrepreneurs had the right according to their contracts, and were encouraged according ...
James Holston, 1989

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FREE CITY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term free city is used in the context of the following news items.
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TRAVEL IN EUROPE Day with Danes a symphony for senses
Two generations later, this "free city" still stands -- a mishmash of idealists, hippies and marijuana smokers. Get outside the touristy main drag of ... «Arkansas Online, Jul 15»
2
Valencia County man tormented by nasty-tempered scammer
... her neighborhood, suggests homeowners post a free city sign that tells solicitors – in no uncertain terms – that you are not open for business. «Albuquerque Journal, Jul 15»
3
Swansea Under Investigation
... the embezzlement – which involved tens of thousands of dollars (and the provion of free city water services) – involved multiple people. «FITSNews, Jul 15»
4
Super Reads Years of Future Past #2
In this issue: Escaping Doom Sentinels, the recently escaped X-Men make it to the last free city, Sanctuary, where they plan to prevent the ... «The Outhouse, Jul 15»
5
Stopping by the general store for chicken feed; free city concert …
Stopping by the general store for chicken feed; free city concert; more: South Euclid Happenings. SEsign 002.jpg. There are new signs greeting ... «cleveland.com, Jul 15»
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Two years in, Delta Bike Project expanding with free city bike …
Otis Williams of Mobile, Ala., works on a bike at a "DERO Fixit" station installed by the Delta Bike Project at the Delta Bike Project shop on ... «AL.com, Jul 15»
7
Summer in the City sizzles with new attractions this weekend
... during which anyone who displays receipts from Hillsdale city businesses totaling $20 or more can redeem a free City of Hillsdale tote bag ... «The Hillsdale Daily News, Jul 15»
8
Garbage in open plots continues to trouble residents
NAGPUR: Though the Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC) dreams big of making Nagpur a garbage bin-free city, a visit to areas like Anant ... «Times of India, Jul 15»
9
Activists Keep Up Momentum for a Conflict-Free Resolution in …
Since Fall 2012, Oregon Coalition for Humanity (OCH) has been working on our Conflict Free City Initiative campaign in Portland, Oregon ... «Enough Project, Jul 15»
10
Government has set aside $7.5 billion to build 100 smart cities by 2022
And a few years ago, the government launched a programme to make Ajmer a “slum-free city.” “Real estate prices have shot up since all this ... «gulfnews.com, Jul 15»

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