open city

noun

a city that, during a war, is officially declared demilitarized and open to occupation, and that will consequently not be defended, in order to spare it, under international law, from bombardment or other military attack.

a city or autonomous city-state that gives equal access and status to inhabitants and visitors without regard to religious, ethnic, racial, or national affiliation.

Words nearby open city

open chain compound, open cheque, open chest massage, open circuit, open circuit method, open city, open classroom, open cluster, open college, open comedo, open communion

Origin of open city

First recorded in 1910–15