Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

open city

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.24 in modern English

Syllables: open c-i-ty
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A city which has announced (during wartime) that it has abandoned all defensive efforts, generally in the event of its imminent capture.

noun

A city that (during peacetime) is not heavily restricted regarding ingress and egress because it does not contain militarily sensitive facilities or extensive defense industrial plant.

Example Sentences

"“You needn’t worry about bombs, by the way. Dresden is an open city. It is undefended, and contains no war industries or troop concentrations of any importance.”"

Inflected Forms

open cities (plural)

Antonyms

closed city

Questions

What does open city mean?: A city which has announced (during wartime) that it has abandoned all defensive efforts, generally in the event of its imminent capture.

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