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city proper

19:48 May 2, 2015
English to Czech translations [PRO]
Games / Video Games / Gaming / Casino
English term or phrase: city proper
Shanghai is the largest city proper by population in the world with a total population of near 24 million.
Ondrej Pisa
Czech Republic
Local time: 11:38


Summary of answers provided
4skutečné velkoměsto
Václav Pinkava
3v pravém smyslu slova
Stuart Hoskins
3samosprávný městský obvod/samosprávné město
Hannah Geiger (X)


  

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27 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
v pravém smyslu slova


Explanation:
that's what the proper bit is, anyway.

Stuart Hoskins
Local time: 11:38
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish

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agree  Radim Cernej
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samosprávný městský obvod/samosprávné město


Explanation:
samosprávný městský obvod/samosprávné město


A city proper is the area contained within city limits.[1][2] A city proper is not limited to a city; it can describe the complete area of any locality that fits the definition. The United Nations defines the term as "the single political jurisdiction which contains the historical city centre."[3]
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/City_proper

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shanghai

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_administrative_division...

https://books.google.com/books?id=FKIYAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA316&lpg=...


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Note added at 2 hrs (2015-05-02 21:50:27 GMT)
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P.S. Je ale celkem zajímavé, že v dnešním dusném lingv. prostředí slovníky nechtějí udávat MUNICIPALITA, což by ani nebyl takový hřích

Hannah Geiger (X)
United States
Local time: 05:38
Native speaker of: Native in CzechCzech, Native in EnglishEnglish
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2 days 20 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
skutečné velkoměsto


Explanation:
velkoměsto v pravém slova smyslu

Václav Pinkava
United Kingdom
Local time: 10:38
Native speaker of: Native in CzechCzech, Native in EnglishEnglish
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