city planning town planning urban planning | determining and drawing up plans for the future physical arrangement and condition of a community |
North American Free Trade Agreement NAFTA | an agreement for free trade between the United States and Canada and Mexico, became effective in for ten years |
city hall | a building that houses administrative offices of a municipal government |
city university | an urban university in a large city |
positive pole positive magnetic pole north-seeking pole | the pole of a magnet that points toward the north when the magnet is suspended freely |
University of North Carolina | a university in Chapel Hill, North Carolina |
Celestial City City of God Heavenly City Holy City | phrases used to refer to Heaven, the Celestial City was Christian's goal in Bunyan's `Pilgrim's Progress' |
Peace of Westphalia | the peace treaty that ended the Thirty Years' War in |
North Atlantic Treaty | the treaty signed in by countries that established NATO |
Scandinavian Scandinavian language Nordic Norse North Germanic North Germanic language | the northern family of Germanic languages that are spoken in Scandinavia and Iceland |
Norman-French Norman French Old North French | the medieval Norman dialect of Old French |
North Dravidian | a Dravidian language spoken primarily in eastern India |
Rhine wine Rhenish hock | any of several white wines from the Rhine River valley in Germany (`hock' is British usage) |
the City | used to allude to the securities industry of Great Britain |
city desk city room | the editorial department of a newspaper that edits the local news |
Third Reich Nazi Germany | the Nazi dictatorship under Hitler (-) |
North America | the nations of the North American continent collectively |
North Atlantic Treaty Organization NATO | an international organization created in by the North Atlantic Treaty for purposes of collective security |
city state city-state | a state consisting of a sovereign city |
city metropolis | people living in a large densely populated municipality, the city voted for Republicans in |
North Atlantic Council NAC | a council consisting of permanent representatives of all the member countries of NATO, has political authority and powers of decision |
city council | a municipal body that can pass ordinances and appropriate funds etc. |
Arctic Arctic Zone North Frigid Zone | the regions to the north of the Arctic Circle centered on the North Pole |
city line | the boundary of a city |
city center city centre central city | the central part of a city |
city metropolis urban center | a large and densely populated urban area, may include several independent administrative districts, Ancient Troy was a great city |
city district | a district of a town or city |
city | an incorporated administrative district established by state charter, the city raised the tax rate |
city limit city limits | the limits of the area occupied by a city or town |
inner city | the older and more populated and (usually) poorer central section of a city |
north | a location in the northern part of a country, region, or city |
North Cascades National Park | a national park in Washington that is an alpine wilderness area featuring gold rush and logging campsites |
north celestial pole | the celestial pole above the northern hemisphere, near Polaris |
North Pole | the northernmost point of the Earth's axis |
block city block | a rectangular area in a city surrounded by streets and usually containing several buildings, he lives in the next block |
north side | the side that is on the north |
North Temperate Zone | Temperate Zone between the Arctic Circle and the Tropic of Cancer |
north-south direction | in a direction parallel with lines of longitude |
North American country North American nation | any country on the North American continent |
Forbidden City | a walled section of Beijing that encloses the palace that was formerly the residence of the emperor of China |
Guatemala City capital of Guatemala | the capital and largest city of Guatemala |
Panama City capital of Panama Panamanian capital | the capital and largest city of Panama |
Mexico City Ciudad de Mexico Mexican capital capital of Mexico | the capital and largest city of Mexico is a political and cultural and commercial and industrial center, one of the world's largest cities |
Germany Federal Republic of Germany Deutschland FRG | a republic in central Europe, split into East Germany and West Germany after World War II and reunited in |
East Germany German Democratic Republic | a republic in north central Europe on the Baltic, established by the Soviet Union in , reunified with West Germany in |
West Germany Federal Republic of Germany | a republic in north central Europe on the North Sea, established in from the zones of Germany occupied by the British and French and Americans after the German defeat, reunified with East Germany in |
Rome Roma Eternal City Italian capital capital of Italy | capital and largest city of Italy, on the Tiber, seat of the Roman Catholic Church, formerly the capital of the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire |
Quebec Quebec City | the French-speaking capital of the province of Quebec, situated on the Saint Lawrence River |
Bruges City of Bridges | a city in northwestern Belgium that is connected by canal to the North Sea, in the th century it was a leading member of the Hanseatic League, the old city (known as the City of Bridges) is a popular tourist attraction |
City of London the City | the part of London situated within the ancient boundaries, the commercial and financial center of London |