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单词 civil lines
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civil lines
civil lines n. (also with capital initials) (the name for) an area (in various South Asian cities) originally developed as a residential district for colonial administrators and civil servants.
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1833 Asiatic Jrnl. & Monthly Reg. 10 i. 59 The civil lines, at the distance of two miles, are much more beautifully-situated, amidst well-wooded ravines.
1920 Rep. Comm. Govt. India Disturbances Punjab ii. 23 in Parl. Papers (Cmd. 681) XIV. 1001 By 1 o'clock the crowds making for the civil lines were not merely those who were attempting to approach via Hall Gate.
1992 World (BBC) Apr. 23/1 Kailasnath Choudhary..fought tooth and nail with the bureaucrats residing in the British-built bungalows of the Civil Lines to stop them from introducing an electric crematorium to the city.
2002 Sunday Times of India 22 Sept. (Classifieds section) 2/1 Wanted a flat in civil lines, Delhi between 1000–1200 sqft.
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