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CITY LIMITS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The limits of the area occupied by a city or town
Synonyms:
city limit; city limits
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Hypernyms ("city limits" is a kind of...):
demarcation; demarcation line; limit (the boundary of a specific area)
Holonyms ("city limits" is a part of...):
city (an incorporated administrative district established by state charter)
town (an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city)
