city hall

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city hall¹

  • /ˈsɪti ˌhɔːl/ UK
  • /ˈsɪtɪ ˌhɔːl/ UK
  • /ˈsɪti ˌhɔl/ US
  • /ˈsɪti ˌhɑl/ cot caught merger

noun city halls · city chambers

  1. The building that houses a city's government. Near-synonym: town hall

    Similar: town hall

  2. figuratively, metonymically The city government (city council, mayor, etc.); government in general. Near-synonym: town hall

    Similar: town hall

City Hall²

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By proprialization from city hall.

proper noun

  1. Any specific city hall, which in context (i.e., discussions within its city or about its city) is called by this name, written in capital letters.

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noun government

Españolalcaldía, ayuntamiento, consistorio
한국어시청 sicheong
中文市政府 shìzhèngfǔ
Portuguêscâmara municipal, prefeitura
Françaismairie
DeutschRathaus
Italianocomune
Ελληνικάδημαρχείο dimarcheío
Русскиймуниципалите́т municipalitét, городско́й сове́т gorodskój sovét

noun building

Españolalcaldía, ayuntamiento, consistorio, casa consistorial
한국어시청사 sicheongsa
日本語市役所 shiyakusho
中文大會堂 /大会堂 dàhuìtáng, 市政廳 /市政厅 shìzhèngtīng
Portuguêscâmara municipal, prefeitura
Françaishôtel de ville, mairie, maison communale
DeutschRathaus
Italianomunicipio, comune
Ελληνικάδημαρχείο dimarcheío
Românăprimărie
Русскийзда́ние муниципалите́та zdánije municipalitéta, ра́туша rátuša
Tiếng Việttòa thị chính, tòa thị chánh, tòa thị sảnh
العربيةبَلَدِيَّة baladiyya
עבריתבִּנְיַן עִירִיָּה binyán 'iriyá

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@misc{city_hall_2026,
  title = {city hall},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/city%20hall},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}