City hall
/ˈsɪti ˌhɔl/ name, noun
name, noun ·Moderate ·College level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 The building that houses a city's government.
"Near-synonym: town hall"
- 2 a building that houses administrative offices of a municipal government wordnet
- 3 The city government (city council, mayor, etc.); government in general. figuratively, metonymically
"Near-synonym: town hall"
Proper Noun
- 1 Any specific city hall, which in context (i.e., discussions within its city or about its city) is called by this name, written in capital letters.
Synonyms
All synonymsExample
More examples"A new city hall was built after the big fire of 1883."
Etymology
By proprialization from city hall.