"sanctuary city" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: sanctuary cities [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} sanctuary city (plural sanctuary cities)
  1. In the United States and Canada, a city that allows undocumented immigrants to live and work without being arrested and deported by local authorities. Wikipedia link: sanctuary city Categories (topical): Law enforcement, Politics Categories (place): Canada, United States Translations (sanctuary city): turvakaupunki (Finnish), ville sanctuaire [feminine] (French), Zufluchtsstadt [feminine] (German), ciudad santuario [feminine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-sanctuary_city-en-noun-S2pGE5Ky Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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