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city chambers

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noun

  1. (in Scotland) the municipal building of a city; town hall

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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City of Edinburgh Council will launch an investigation into the death of a "gentle giant" who was found in a city chambers toilet.

From BBC Aug. 28, 2025

Councillors in Glasgow's city chambers will sit down this week to rubberstamp one of its boldest plans for Scotland's largest city.

From BBC Aug. 26, 2023

Between the various midsize city chambers of commerce and film festivals, is there any behemoth aviation corporation that stands out to you?

From Slate Jun. 22, 2023

Susan Aitken said on Thursday the car-free zone would extend from George Square, site of Glasgow’s city chambers, to Hope Street in the west and from Cathedral Street in the north, south to Argyle Street.

From The Guardian Nov. 11, 2021

Although he had never been in the agricultural interest before he became Squire, even while in city chambers theoretical farming had been his pet study, and he made no secret of it to his fellow-men.

From From Squire to Squatter A Tale of the Old Land and the New by Gordon Stables

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