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Definition 2024
cathedral_city
cathedral city
See also: Cathedral City
English
Noun
cathedral city (plural cathedral cities)
- a title awarded to a town in the United Kingdom which, before letters patent, held city status by virtue of having a cathedral within its bounds.
- a city in a former British colony which resembles an English cathedral city in that it has a relatively small population, an Anglican cathedral, and also holds the title of city.
Translations
a town in the United Kingdom which held city status by virtue of having a cathedral
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