a council area in central Scotland, created from part of Lothian region in 1996. Pop: 448 370 (2003 est). Area: 262 sq km (101sq miles)
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City of God
heaven conceived of as the New Jerusalem
City of Dundee
a council area in E Scotland . Pop: 143 090 (2003 est). Area: 65 sq km (25 sq miles)
City of Light
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City of Aberdeen
a council area in NE Scotland , established in 1996. Pop: 206 600 (2003 est). Area: 186 sq km (72 sq miles)
City of Bristol
a port and industrial city in SW England, mainly in Bristol unitary authority, on the River Avon seven miles from its mouth on the Bristol Channel : a major port, trading with America, in the 17th and 18th centuries; the modern port consists chiefly of docks at Avonmouth and Portishead; noted for the Clifton Suspension Bridge (designed by I. K . Brunel , 1834) over the Avon gorge ; Bristol university (1909) and University of the West of England (1992). Pop: 420 556 (2001)
City of Gibraltar
a city on the Rock of Gibraltar , a limestone promontory at the tip of S Spain: settled by Moors in 711 and taken by Spain in 1462; ceded to Britain in 1713; a former British crown colony (1830–1969), and still a United Kingdom Overseas Territory; a naval and air base of strategic importance . Pop: 29 111 (2013 est). Area: 6.5 sq km (2.5 sq miles)
City of Glasgow
a council area in W central Scotland . Pop: 593 000 (2010 est). Area: 175 sq km (68 sq miles)
City of Westminster
a borough of Greater London, on the River Thames : contains the Houses of Parliament, Westminster Abbey , and Buckingham Palace . Pop: 222 000 (2003 est). Area: 22 sq km (8 sq miles)
City of Seven Hills
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freedom of the city
nominal citizenship in a city, conferred as an honor upon important visitors
the City of Gibraltar
a city on the Rock of Gibraltar , a limestone promontory at the tip of S Spain: settled by Moors in 711 and taken by Spain in 1462; ceded to Britain in 1713; a former British crown colony (1830–1969), and still a United Kingdom Overseas Territory ; a naval and air base of strategic importance . Pop: 29 111 (2013 est). Area: 6.5 sq km (2.5 sq miles)
City and Guilds of London Institute
(in Britain) an examining body for technical and craft skills , many of the examinations being at a lower standard than for a degree