CITY BLOCK

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

A rectangular area in a city surrounded by streets and usually containing several buildings

Example:

he lives in the next block

Synonyms:

block; city block

Classified under:

Nouns denoting spatial position

Hypernyms ("city block" is a kind of...):

area; country (a particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture or geography))

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