city limit
- noun
- /ˈsɪti ˈlɪmɪt/
- US
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límite de la ciudad
- By the time I leave Pouland's, I know so much about the Big Thicket that I decide just to skip it and head on to the Hill Country and the Austin city limits.
- city limit sign
Examples
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City limits end 2.2 miles beyond the rest area.
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Just inside city limits.
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Not within the city limits.
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They passed the city limit.
Fiction book (2002) -
"When we hit the Tustin city limits
Fiction book (2002) -
Zootopia has 12 unique ecosystems within its city limits.
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They call it Nutbush city limits
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The city limit was marked by a large sign welcoming visitors to the town.
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Residents were excited to see the new park being built just beyond the city limit.
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As I drove past the city limit, the scenery changed from urban to open fields.
Synonyms
738
1.4
The edge or border of an area beyond which you cannot go
232
3.1
A line or fence that marks the edge of an area and separates it from another
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3.0
The outer part of a town where it meets the countryside
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2.5
A line around a city that shows where the city area ends
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3.0
A boundary that shows where a city ends
Antonyms
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'the boundary of a city' is directly and transparently derived from combining 'city' (an urban area) with 'limit' (outer boundary); the compound denotes the boundary belonging to the city in a standard noun-noun composition. This composition is cross-linguistically common and follows ordinary semantic composition patterns, so a B1 learner who knows both words will readily understand it.
Etymology
City limit comes from a simple image of a road sign or line that shows where the city stops and the limit or 'boundary' begins. So, city limit means the border that defines the area of a city or town.