CITY LIMITS

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

The limits of the area occupied by a city or town

Synonyms:

city limit; city limits

Classified under:

Nouns denoting spatial position

Hypernyms ("city limits" is a kind of...):

demarcation; demarcation line; limit (the boundary of a specific area)

Holonyms ("city limits" is a part of...):

city (an incorporated administrative district established by state charter)

town (an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city)