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holy city noun[ C ] uk /ˌhəʊ.li ˈsɪt.i/ us /ˌhoʊ.li ˈsɪt̬.i/ a city that is important to religious people as a centre of worship: The hajj is a pilgrimage to the holy city of Mecca, the birthplace of the prophet Muhammad. The two countries fought a years-long war for control of the holy city. For Jews, the wall is the holiest place in the holy city of Jerusalem. The holy cities of Mecca and Medina are separated by about 339 kilometres in western Saudi Arabia. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Towns & regions: towns, cities & villages (general) aerotropolis anti-city anti-urban backwater boom town burgher Cantabrigian central city civic conurbation garden city multi-city municipal native place non-municipal open city retirement community small-town smoke urbanite
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