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cathedral city

n. 1 a title awarded to a town in the United Kingdom which, before letters patent, held city status by virtue of having a cathedral within its bounds. 2 a city in a former British colony which resembles an English ''cathedral city'' in that it has a relatively small population, an Anglican cathedral, and also holds the title of ''city''.

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Cathedral City, CA -- U.S. city in California
Population (2000): 42647
Housing Units (2000): 17893
Land area (2000): 19.175873 sq. miles (49.665280 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.278367 sq. miles (0.720967 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 19.454240 sq. miles (50.386247 sq. km)
FIPS code: 12048
Located within: California (CA), FIPS 06
Location: 33.807761 N, 116.464731 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 92234
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Cathedral City, CA
Cathedral City
Wikipedia
Cathedral city (disambiguation)

Cathedral city may refer to:

  • Cathedral City, California, a city in Southern California, United States
  • Cathedral City, a type of city in the United Kingdom
  • Cathedral City Cheddar, a brand of Cheddar cheese

Usage examples of "cathedral city".

He told himself that if he hit it five times running then it would be safe to march on the cathedral city.

But he had been slain by a Highlander at the cathedral city of Eldacre.

Therefore, I was transferred in October 1938 to Bad Kissingen, a spa and health resort near the cathedral city of Wuerzburg, in north Bavaria.

Between and directly on our road is the cathedral city on the hill.

He had never seen the cathedral city, and the lightness of tourism seemed appropriate - or desirous at the least.