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noun
a newspaper department responsible for editing local news.
Also City desk .British. the department of a newspaper handling financial news.
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Origin of city desk
An Americanism dating back to 1900–05
Words nearby city desk
city chambers, city clerk, City Code, City Company, city council, city desk, city edition, city editor, city father, cityfied, city hall
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British Dictionary definitions for city desk
city desk
noun
British the department of a newspaper office dealing with financial and commercial news
US and Canadian the department of a newspaper office dealing with local news
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