עירייה

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Hebrew[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From עיר (ir), by analogy with Arabic بَلَدِيَّة (baladiyya). Coined by Eliezer Ben-Yehuda.

Noun[edit]

עירייה / עִירִיָּה ('iriyáf (plural indefinite עִירִיּוֹת, singular construct עיריית / עִירִיַּת־, plural construct עִירִיּוֹת־)

  1. A municipality, a city (as a legal entity); municipal government, city hall.

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