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City vs Acre - What's the difference?

city | acre |

As a proper noun city

is (uk) a popular shortened form of the city of london, the historic core of london where the roman settlement of londinium was established.

As an adjective acre is

acrid, bitter.

city

English

(wikipedia city)

Alternative forms

* cyte

Noun

(cities)
  • A large settlement, bigger than a town.
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  • (lb) The central business district; downtown.
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  • Derived terms

    (Terms derived from the above definition of "city") * citify * citizen * city banker * city block * city boy * city center * city centre * city clerk * city desk * city district * city father * city girl * city hall * city limit * city line * city man * city manager * city planning * city room * city slicker * city-state * cityscape * citywide * (l) * holy city * inner city/inner-city * sister city * the city * twin city (city)

    See also

    * metropolis * megalopolis * megacity

    Statistics

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    acre

    English

    (wikipedia acre)

    Alternative forms

    * (archaic)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (label) A field.
  • A unit of surface area (symbol'' a. ''or ac.), originally as much as a yoke of oxen could plough in a day; later defined as an area 1 chain (22 yd) by 1 furlong (220 yd), or 4,840 square yards. Equivalent to about 4,046.86 square metres.
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  • A large amount (of area).
  • Derived terms

    * acre foot * God's acre

    See also

    * international acre * US survey acre * *

    Anagrams

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