"city sim" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: city sims [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} city sim (plural city sims)
  1. (video games) Synonym of city-building game. Categories (topical): Video game genres Synonyms: city-building game [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-city_sim-en-noun-m8~YCnpf Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: video-games

Inflected forms

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