city hall

cit·y hall

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [sit-ee hawl]
- /ˈsɪt i hɔl/
- /ˈsɪti hɔːl/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [sit-ee hawl]
- /ˈsɪt i hɔl/

Definitions of city hall words

countable noun city hall The city hall is the building which a city council uses as its main offices. 3
noun city hall the building housing the administrative offices of a city or municipal government 3
noun city hall municipal government 3
noun city hall the officials of a municipality collectively 3
noun city hall bureaucracy 3
noun city hall the building, located in Southwark and designed by Norman Foster, housing the headquarters of the Greater London Authority and London Mayor; opened in 2002 3

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Origin of city hall

First appearance:

before 1665

One of the 47% oldest English words

An Americanism dating back to 1665-75

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Parts of speech for City hall

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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city hall popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 39% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 61% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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Synonyms for city hall

noun city hall

town hall — a hall or building belonging to a town, used for the transaction of the town's business and often also as a place of public assembly.

Just one Synonym for city hall