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city hall en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈsɪti ˌhɔl/ (US)
• /ˈsɪti ˌhɑl/ (cot-caught-merger)
• /ˈsɪtɪ ˌhɔːl/ (UK)
• /ˈsɪti ˌhɔːl/ (UK)
• (Southern-England) audio

Meanings

1. The building that houses a city's government.
   • The vice-mayor has an office on the third floor of city hall.
   • A new city hall was built after the big fire of 1883.
   • Near-synonym: town hall
2. (figuratively, metonymically) The city government (city council, mayor, etc.); government in general.
   • The company got tired of the red tape from city hall and began planning to relocate to another city.
   • you can't fight city hall
   • Near-synonym: town hall

Forms

Relateds

City Hall · City Hall

Synonyms

town hall · town hall

Translations (105)

fi kaupunginhallitus (government) · mk гра́дски дом (building) · eu udal (government) · ja 市役所 (building) · fr mairie (building) · vo konsälöp (building) · af stadsaal (building) · uk ра́туша (building) · vi tòa thị sảnh (building) · mk гра́дска у́права (government) · es consistorio (government) · ca ajuntament (building) · eu udaletxe (building) · bg кметство (building) · cs radnice (government) · ca consistori (government) · ru муниципалите́т (government) · el δημαρχείο (building) · km សាលាក្រុង (building) · cmn 市政廳 /市政厅 (building) · es consistorio (building) · de Rathaus (building) · nl stadhuis (government) · ca batllia (government) · it municipio (building) · da rådhus (building) · pl magistrat (government) · hu városháza (building) · dsb raźcownja (building) · fi kaupungintalo (building) · pdt Stautshus (building) · es casa consistorial (building) · ko 시청사 (building) · tr belediye binası (building) · es alcaldía (government) · fr maison communale (building) · mk гра́дска ку́ќа (building) · lt rotušė (building) · ru ра́туша (building) · es alcaldía (building) · ru городско́й сове́т (government) · sv stadshus (building) · da rådhus (government) · cmn 大會堂 /大会堂 (building) · nl raadhuis (building) · eo urbdomo (building) · it comune (building) · ko 시청 (government) · fr mairie (government) · sh већница (building) · pt câmara municipal (building) · pl urząd miasta (government) · mk гра́дски со́вет (government) · gl concello (government) · ar بَلَدِيَّة (building) · ru зда́ние муниципалите́та (building) · he בִּנְיַן עִירִיָּה (building) · bg община (building) · pt câmara municipal (government) · sv rådhus (building) · pt prefeitura (building) · pl magistrat (building) · pl ratusz (building) · dsb radnica (building) · pl urząd miejski (building) · ca casa de la ciutat (building) · tl 7hol (building) · ca casa de la vila (building) · rsk городска хижа (building) · et vallamaja (building) · nl raadhuis (government) · nl gemeentehuis (government) · cs radnice (building) · lv rātsnams (building) · pt prefeitura (government) · sh većnica (building) · vi tòa thị chính (building) · aii ܒܹܝܬ ܡܕܝܼܢ݇ܬܵܐ (building) · nl stadhuis (building) · uk ме́рія (building) · hsb radnica (building) · es ayuntamiento (building) · mk о́пштина (government) · eo urbodomo (building) · it comune (government) · vi tòa thị chánh (building) · es ayuntamiento (government) · el δημαρχείο (government) · ga halla cathrach (building) · pl ratusz (government) · hy քաղաքապետարան (building) · ca ajuntament (government) · hsb radna chěža (building) · ro primărie (building) · cmn 市政府 (government) · fr hôtel de ville (building) · gl casa do concello (building) · no rådhus (building) · ca casa consistorial (building) · fkv raatihuonet (building) · de Rathaus (government) · tl gusaling panlunsod (building) · cs magistrát (government) · eo urbreĝistaro (government) · is ráðhús (building)