English Explanatory Dictionary

city hall

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The building that houses a city's government.
  2. The city government (city council, mayor, etc.); government in general.
name
  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.

Pronunciation

/ˈsɪti ˌhɔːl/ /ˈsɪtɪ ˌhɔːl/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-city hall.wav /ˈsɪti ˌhɔl/ /ˈsɪti ˌhɑl/

Word forms

city hall city halls city chambers

Etymology

By proprialization from city hall.

Synonyms

town hall

Related words

City Hall

Derived words

you can't fight City Hall

Translations

Basque: udal Catalan: ajuntament Catalan: batllia Catalan: consistori Chinese Mandarin: 市政府 Czech: radnice Czech: magistrát Danish: rådhus Dutch: raadhuis Dutch: stadhuis Dutch: gemeentehuis Esperanto: urbreĝistaro Finnish: kaupunginhallitus French: mairie Galician: concello German: Rathaus Greek: δημαρχείο Italian: comune Korean: 시청 Macedonian: о́пштина Macedonian: гра́дска у́права Macedonian: гра́дски со́вет Polish: ratusz Polish: urząd miasta Polish: magistrat Portuguese: câmara municipal Portuguese: prefeitura Russian: муниципалите́т Russian: городско́й сове́т Spanish: alcaldía Spanish: ayuntamiento Spanish: consistorio
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