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Definition: City of Light

Part of Speech Definition
Noun 1. The capital and largest city of France; and international center of culture and commerce.[Wordnet].

Source: WordNet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

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Extended Definition: City of Light


City of Light

(The) City of Light may refer to:

  • Paris, France: the city most commonly referred to as the City of Light
Other cities
  • Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
  • Buffalo, New York, United States, as host of the Pan-American Exposition in 1901, Buffalo was perhaps the most extensively lighted city of its time.
    • City of Light is also a novel by Lauren Belfer which is set contemporary to the Pan-American Exposition
  • Quanzhou, known as City of Light by the work of the Jewish merchant Jacob d'Ancona
  • Venice, Veneto, Italy
Other uses
  • City of Light Development, Kabul, Afghanistan
  • The City of Light (Hilltop Hoods), 2007 hip-hop album

See also

  • City of Lights

Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia; from the article "City of Light". Image Credit.



Topics by Level of Interest: City of Light

Topics sorted by level of Interest Level (1=low, 600=high)     Topics sorted Alphabetically Level (1=low, 600=high)
Live in the City of Light 8     City of Light 4
City of Light Development 6     City of Light Development 6
City of Light 4     Live in the City of Light 8
Paris, Paris: Journey into the City of Light 3     Paris, Paris: Journey into the City of Light 3

Source: the editor, created by/for EVE to gauge likely levels of human interest in linguistically triggered topics (compiled across various sources, such as Wikipedia and specialty expression glosses).

Translations: City of Light

Language Translations (or nearest inflections or synonyms, in parentheses)
Chinese Simplified 光的城市 (city of light). Additional references: Chinese Simplified, China, Brunei, city of light. (volunteer & more translations)
Chinese Traditional 光的城市 (city of light). Additional references: Chinese Traditional, China, Brunei, city of light. (volunteer & more translations)
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