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別の表記

• city chambers (term used in Scotland)

発音

• (英国発音) IPA: /ˈsɪti ˌhɔːl/, /ˈsɪtɪ ˌhɔːl/
• (米国発音) IPA: /ˈsɪti ˌhɔl/
• (cot–caught merger) IPA: /ˈsɪti ˌhɑl/

名詞

city hall (plural city halls)

1. The building that houses a city's government.

   Alternative form: City Hall

   Near-synonym: town hall

   A new city hall was built after the big fire of 1883.

   The vice-mayor has an office on the third floor of city hall.

2. (figuratively, metonymic) The city government (city council, mayor, etc.); government in general.

   Alternative form: City Hall

   Near-synonym: town hall

   you can't fight city hall

   The company got tired of the red tape from city hall and began planning to relocate to another city.