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cathedral_city

cathedral city

See also: Cathedral City

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Noun

cathedral city (plural cathedral cities)

  1. 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.
  2. 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.

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