city hall

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Pronunciation

• (British) IPA: /ˈsɪti ˌhɔːl/, /ˈsɪtɪ ˌhɔːl/
• (America) IPA: /ˈsɪti ˌhɔl/
• (cot-caught) IPA: /ˈsɪti ˌhɑl/

Noun

city hall (plural city halls)

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

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

2. (figuratively, metonym) The city government; government in general.

   You can't fight city hall.

Synonyms

• See town hall

Translations

• French: hôtel de ville, mairie
• German: Rathaus
• Italian: municipio
• Portuguese: câmara municipal (Portugal), prefeitura (Brazil)
• Russian: зда́ние муниципалитет
• Spanish: alcaldía, ayuntamiento

Translations

• German: Rathaus
• Portuguese: câmara municipal (Portugal), prefeitura (Brazil)
• Russian: муниципалите́т
• Spanish: alcaldía, ayuntamiento

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