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PRONUNCIATION OF HOLY CITY

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF HOLY CITY

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Holy City is a noun.
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WHAT DOES HOLY CITY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Holy City

Holy city

Holy city is a term applied to many cities, all of them central to the history or faith of specific religions. Such cities may also contain at least one headquarters complex which constitutes a major destination of human traffic, or pilgrimage to the city, especially for major ceremonies and observances. A holy city is a symbolic city, representing attributes beyond its natural characteristics. Marketing experts have suggested that holy cities may be the oldest brands, and more specifically, place brands because they have value added via the perception of religious adherents.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE HOLY CITY

Holy Alliance
Holy Ark
Holy Bible
Holy Communion
holy day
holy day of obligation
Holy Eucharist
Holy Family
Holy Father
Holy Ghost
Holy Grail
Holy Hour
Holy Innocents´ Day
Holy Island
Holy Joe
Holy Land

WORDS THAT END LIKE HOLY CITY

Atlantic City
Carson City
Dodge City
Forbidden City
Granite City
Guatemala City
Ho Chi Minh City
Jefferson City
Jersey City
Kansas City
Mexico City
New York City
Oklahoma City
Panama City
Quezon City
Salt Lake City
the City
the Holy City
the Windy City
Vatican City
Windy City

Synonyms and antonyms of Holy City in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «Holy City» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF HOLY CITY

Find out the translation of Holy City to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of Holy 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 «Holy City» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

圣城
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Ciudad Santa
570 millions of speakers

English

Holy City
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

पवित्र शहर
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

المدينة المقدسة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Святой город
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Cidade Santa
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

পবিত্র শহর
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Ville sainte
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kota Suci
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Heilige Stadt
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

聖都
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

거룩한 성
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Kutha Suci
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Thành phố thánh
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

புனித நகரம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

पवित्र शहर
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Kutsal şehir
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Città Santa
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

święte Miasto
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Святе місто
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Sfântul Oraș
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Ιερά Πόλη
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Heilige Stad
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

heliga staden
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Holy City
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Holy City

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «HOLY CITY»

The term «Holy City» is quite widely used and occupies the 28.789 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «HOLY CITY» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Holy City

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HOLY CITY»

Discover the use of Holy City in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Holy City and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Jerusalem: Chronicles from the Holy City
In Jerusalem: Chronicles from the Holy City, Delisle explores the complexities of a city that represents so much to so many.
Guy Delisle, 2012
2
The Holy City
It tells the story of Marion McLeod, the daughter of a riveter, who has been brought up in the Clydebank tenements and brings the horror and pain of these wartime experiences vividly to life as she loses her entire family in the Blitz.
Meg Henderson, 2010
3
Jesus and the Holy City: New Testament Perspectives on Jerusalem
"The book surveys the various landscapes portrayed by the different New Testament authors and draws these together into an overall biblical theology of Jerusalem, which impinges directly on the way Christians are to understand Jerusalem ...
Peter W. L. Walker, 1996
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Whose Holy City?: Jerusalem and the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
Relects on the place of Jerusalem in scripture and in history, before assessing the present day conflict and looking at the possibilities for peace.
Colin Chapman, 2004
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The Holy City: Jerusalem in the Theology of the Old Testament
Chapters are Jerusalem, the Holy City," "Zion, the City of God: Jerusalem in the Book of Psalms," "A Place for God's Name: Jerusalem in the Deuteronomic Tradition," "Ariel: Jerusalem in Isaiah," "Zion Under Judgment: Jerusalem in Pre-Exilic ...
Leslie J. Hoppe, 2000
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Wicked Charleston: The Dark Side of the Holy City
Wicked Charleston: The Dark Side of the Holy City, by local resident and tour guide Mark R. Jones, opens the door to the dark alleys and seedy characters not often associated with the Charleston of today.
Mark R. Jones, 2005
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Holy City
One former Miss Bolivia. Two missing Colombian drug dealers. Three wealthy tourists taken hostage. Welcome to the Holy City, where corruption is a calling and bent cops are ten a peso.
Guillermo Orsi, 2012
8
Dying the Good Death: The Pilgrimage to Die in India's Holy City
An ethnography which focuses on elders of Northern India who travel to the Hindu holy city of Kashi to die and be freed from the human karmic cycle.
Christopher Justice, 1997
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Divided Jerusalem: The Struggle for the Holy City
In this timely book, Bernard Wasserstein offers the first authoritative history of the fraught diplomatic relations surrounding the Holy City of Jerusalem.
Bernard Wasserstein, 2008
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Sacred Law In The Holy City: The Khedival Challenge To The ...
This volume analyzes the political and socio-economic roles of the Muslim community of Jerusalem in the Ottoman period by focusing upon the rebellion of 1834 against Muhammad Ali from a natural law perspective using the archives of the ...
Judith Mendelsohn Rood, 2004

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «HOLY CITY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Holy City is used in the context of the following news items.
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Iran negotiator warmly welcomed at holy site - KPLC 7 News, Lake …
Iran's foreign minister visited the holy city of Mashad after an agreement was reached with world powers. (Source: IRIB/CNN) ... «KPLC-TV, Jul 15»
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Watch this live video of Mecca during Snapchat's feature on the holy
... MENA VOICES · SHAREKNA · BLOGS · Home » The Loop » Watch This Live Video Of Mecca During Snapchat's Feature On The Holy City ... «Al-Bawaba, Jul 15»
3
Manmohan Singh on private visit to holy city
The former Prime Minister had earlier planned to visit the holy city in July last year. However, he cancelled the visit in view of a Panthic ... «Chandigarh Tribune, Jul 15»
4
Why do thousands want to show off Mecca on a chat app? - BBC News
... subject of lobbying campaigns, including a recent push to feature the holy city of Mecca when millions of pilgrims will be praying in the city. «BBC News, Jul 15»
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Marriott opens first flagship brand hotel in Saudi holy city
We are privileged to have opened our first-ever Marriott Hotel in this Holy City to serve millions of global pilgrims over the years to come,” said ... «ArabianBusiness.com, Jul 15»
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SC House Votes To Take Down Confederate Flag
The deciding vote came three weeks after the “Holy City Massacre” – the horrific, racially motivated mass murder of nine black churchgoers at ... «FITSNews, Jul 15»
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First-ever Marriott Hotel in the Holy City of Makkah opens its doors
Marriott International, Inc. has announced the opening of the Makkah Marriott Hotel, the company's first flagship brand in the holy city. «ITCM, Jul 15»
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Ramadan 2015: Mecca Visits Top 14 Million, Breaking Record For …
A record number of Muslims visited the holy city of Mecca during the first 16 days of Ramadan, the Muslim holy month of fasting, prayer and ... «International Business Times, Jul 15»
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Tunisia Attack: Did Gunman Rezgui Radicalize in Islamic Holy City?
KAIROUAN, Tunisia — As authorities investigate the massacre on a Tunisian beach, news clues have emerged from the town where the young gunmen ... «South Carolina SC, Jul 15»
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Taylor: The Holy City leads SC to reconciliation
The nickname “Holy City” stems from long-standing religious tolerance and the many historic churches and synagogues that still stand today, ... «The State, Jul 15»

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