Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cathedral city

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.98 in modern English

Syllables: cathe-dral c-i-ty
IPA

24

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A title awarded to a town in the United Kingdom which, before letters patent, held city status by virtue of having a cathedral within its bounds.

noun

A city in a former British colony which resembles an English cathedral city in that it has a relatively small population, an Anglican cathedral, and also holds the title of city.

name

A city in Riverside County, California, United States.

Inflected Forms

cathedral cities (plural)

Questions

What does cathedral city mean?: A title awarded to a town in the United Kingdom which, before letters patent, held city status by virtue of having a cathedral within its bounds.

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