walled city

collocation in English

meaningsofwalledandcity

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walled
adjective
uk
/wɔːld/us
/wɑːld/
surrounded by ...
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city
noun[C]
uk
/ˈsɪt.i/us
/ˈsɪt̬.i/
a ...
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(Definition ofwalledandcityfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofwalled city

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Common tropes included thewalledcity, the port and the market city.
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Around a half of thewalledcityhad been left in ruins.
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The army was called in, and thewalledcitywas placed under curfew.
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Between 1916 and 1920 thus, two major schemes were prepared by the government for restructuring thewalledcity.
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Communal clashes persisted in thewalledcityand its eastern area.
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This important suggestion, one which wanted to transform the colonial policy of ignoring thewalledcityin a sweep, remained only a suggestion.
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The 2,515 persons listed for thewalledcityand suburbs has been multiplied by a factor of three, and the 338 soldiers quartered in the city has then been added.
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The smells and flies bothered the colonial administrators and the eyesore of the dump disturbed the picturesque view of the quaintwalledcity.
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I see the problem, for thewalledcityis well under a square mile and suffers from the simple sardine effect.
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The ancientwalledcityhas been the target of many imperial ambitions.
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Three of the bridges are within thewalledcity.
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His outermost defensive line extended approximately 12 mi to the south of the ancientwalledcity.
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A large, well-plannedwalledcity, about 110,000 square metres in area, was built on the site.
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Philosophical and even feng shui considerations were adopted in siting gates and towers, and thewalledcityitself.
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Commercial development caused the growth in the population, and an associated expansion of construction within the medievalwalledcity.
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It is an ancientwalledcitydating from the 8th century when it was renowned for its handicrafts.
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Eachwalledcitywill have an inner wall and an outer wall 150 paces (about 209 meters) apart.
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The hall is an architecturally important building within thewalledcity.
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It stood at what was then the south-east corner of thewalledcity, that wall then turning in to the north.
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The central diamond within awalledcitywith four gates was thought to be a good design for defence.
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