city limit
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The official boundary of a city.
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- The new factory was built just outside the city limits.
- We drove past the city limit sign and into the countryside.
- Property values tend to drop once you cross the city limits.
- The police jurisdiction ends at the city limit.
- Many commuters live just beyond the city limits.
- The old farm is now within the expanded city limits.
- They decided to move their business within the city limits for better access.
- A small park marks the eastern city limit of the town.
- Is this address inside or outside the city limits?
- The bus service extends only up to the city limits.