"open city" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: open cities [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} open city (plural open cities)
  1. (military, international law) A city which has announced (during wartime) that it has abandoned all defensive efforts, generally in the event of its imminent capture. Categories (topical): International law, Military Translations (city which has abandoned defensive efforts): 不設防城市 (Chinese Mandarin), 不设防城市 (bù shèfáng chéngshì) (Chinese Mandarin), ville ouverte [feminine] (French), offene Stadt [feminine] (German), nyílt város (Hungarian), città aperta [feminine] (Italian), cidade aberta [feminine] (Portuguese), ciudad abierta [feminine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-open_city-en-noun-dXhfAs-z Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 74 26 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 85 15 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 77 23 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 93 7 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 86 14 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 87 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 75 25 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 89 11 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 81 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 77 23 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 91 9 Topics: government, military, politics, war Disambiguation of 'city which has abandoned defensive efforts': 73 27
  2. (dictatorships) A city that (during peacetime) is not heavily restricted regarding ingress and egress because it does not contain militarily sensitive facilities or extensive defense industrial plant.
    Sense id: en-open_city-en-noun-E1MUIh8y

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