ONCE IN ROYAL DAVID'S CITY

Meaning of ONCE IN ROYAL DAVID'S CITY in English

ˌOnce in ˌRoyal ˌDavid's ˈCity BrE AmE

the title and first words of a well-known Christmas ↑ carol (=a traditional religious song)

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DAVID — David ( Dawood ) was a Prophet of Allah mentioned in the Qur'an and the Old Testament.
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DAVID — David nprm David
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DAVID — I. noun Etymology: Hebrew Dāwīdh Date: before 12th century a Hebrew shepherd who became the second king of Israel in …
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ROYAL — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) Royal Academy of Arts Royal Air Force Royal Ballet Royal Canadian Mounted Police Royal …
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DAVID — I born Bethlehem, Judah died с 962 BC, Jerusalem Second of the Israelite kings (r. с 1000–с 962 BC). David …
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CITY — I Relatively permanent and highly organized centre of population, of greater size or importance than a town or village. The …
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ROYAL — I. ˈrȯi(ə)l, ˈrȯ(i)yəl adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French, from Latin regalis of a king, royal, regal, from reg-, …
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ONCE — I. ˈwən(t)s adverb Etymology: Middle English ones, anes, from gen. of on, an one — more at one 1. : …
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IN — I. (|)in, ən; usu ə n after t, d, s, or z as in “split in two”, often ə m …
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CITY — I. ˈsid.ē, -itē, -i noun ( -es ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English citie, from Old French cité, from …
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ROYAL — (a.) Kingly; pertaining to the crown or the sovereign; suitable for a king or queen; regal; as, royal power or …
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ROYAL — ( a. ) Kingly; pertaining to the crown or the sovereign; suitable for a king or queen; regal; as, royal …
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ROYAL — — royally , adv. /roy"euhl/ , adj. 1. of or pertaining to a king, queen, or other sovereign: royal power; …
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ONCE — /wuns/ , adv. 1. at one time in the past; formerly: I was a farmer once; a once powerful nation. …
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DAVID — /day"vid/ for 1, 2, 5; Fr. /dann veed"/ for 3, 5; Sp. /dah veedh"/ for 4, 5 , n. 1. …
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CITY — — cityless , adj. — citylike , adj. /sit"ee/ , n. , pl. cities . 1. a large or important …
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DAVID — n. male first name; family name; Hebrew shepherd who killed Goliath by a stone and who became second king of …
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ROYAL — I. ˈrȯi(-ə)l adjective Etymology: Middle English roial, from Anglo-French real, roial, from Latin regalis, from reg-, rex king; akin to …
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ONCE — I. ˈwən(t)s adverb Etymology: Middle English ones, from genitive of on one Date: 12th century 1. : one time and …
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DAVID — I. ˈdā-vəd noun Etymology: Hebrew Dāwīdh Date: before 12th century 1. : a Hebrew shepherd who became the second king …
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ROYAL — noun a small mortar. 2. royal ·add. ·noun a royal spade. 3. royal ·adj noble; generous; magnificent; princely. 4. royal …
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ONCE — adv at some one period of time; used indefinitely. 2. once ·adv by limitation to the number one; for …
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CITY — noun a large town. 2. city ·adj of or pertaining to a city. 3. city ·noun the collective body of …
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ROYAL — [roy.al] adj [ME roial, fr. MF, fr. L regalis, fr. reg-, rex king; akin to OIr ri (gen. rig) king, …
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ONCE — [once] adv [ME ones, fr. gen. of on one] (12c) 1: one time and no more 2: at any one …
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DAVID — [Da.vid] n [Heb Dawidh] 1: a Hebrew shepherd who became the second king of Israel in succession to Saul according …
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DAVID — capital of Chiriqu province, western Panama, on the Ro David and surrounded by fruit groves. It is Panama's fourth largest …
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ROYAL — royal BrE AmE ˈrɔɪ‿ ə l ▷ royal|s z ▶ ˌ royal ˈ blue ◂ BrE AmE ▶ ˌ royal …
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DAVID — David BrE AmE ˈdeɪv ɪd § \ -əd —but as a non-English name also dæ ˈviːd
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ROYAL — / ˈrɔɪəl; NAmE / adjective , noun ■ adjective [ only before noun ] 1. connected with or belonging to …
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ONCE — / wʌns; NAmE / adverb , conjunction ■ adverb 1. on one occasion only; one time : I've only been …
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CITY — / ˈsɪti; NAmE / noun ( pl. -ies ) 1. [ C ] a large and important town : the …
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ROYAL — I. roy ‧ al 1 S3 W1 /ˈrɔɪəl/ BrE AmE adjective [only before noun] [ Word Family: noun : ↑ …
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ONCE — I. once 1 S1 W1 /wʌns/ BrE AmE adverb [ Date: 1200-1300 ; Origin: one ] 1 . on one …
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DAVID — I. Da ‧ vid /ˈdeɪvəd, ˈdeɪvɪd/ BrE AmE a ↑ statue of a young man made by the artist ↑ …
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CITY — City, the BrE AmE ( also the ˌCity of ˈLondon ) British English an area in central London where there …
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CITY — cit ‧ y S1 W1 /ˈsɪti/ BrE AmE noun ( plural cities ) [countable] [ Date: 1100-1200 ; Language: Old …
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ROYAL — adj. & n. --adj. 1 of or suited to or worthy of a king or queen. 2 in the service …
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ONCE — adv., conj., & n. --adv. 1 on one occasion or for one time only (did not once say please; have …
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CITY — n. (pl. -ies) 1 a a large town. b Brit. (strictly) a town created a city by charter and containing …
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ROYAL — adj. & n. adj. 1 of or suited to or worthy of a king or queen. 2 in the service …
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ONCE — adv., conj., & n. adv. 1 on one occasion or for one time only (did not once say please; have …
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CITY — n. (pl. -ies) 1 a a large town. b Brit. (strictly) a town created a city by charter and containing …
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ROYAL — adj. & n. --adj. 1. of or suited to or worthy of a king or queen. 2 in the service …
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ONCE — adv., conj., & n. --adv. 1. on one occasion or for one time only (did not once say please; have …
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CITY — n. (pl. -ies) 1. a a large town. b Brit. (strictly) a town created a city by charter and containing …
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ROYAL — ( royals) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. Royal is used to …
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ONCE — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. If something happens once , it …
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ONCE — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. If something happens ~, it happens …
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ROYAL — I. adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES bird/whale/royal etc watcher ▪ Fifteen thousand bird watchers visit annually. ▪ Industry-watchers hailed the …
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ONCE — I. adverb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES once again/yet again (= used to emphasize that something has happened several or many …
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CITY — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a city boundary ▪ The new housing estates stretch beyond the old city boundaries. a …
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ONCE — (ONE TIME) [adverb] [not gradable] - one single timeI went to France once, but I didn't like it very much.We …
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CITY — (LARGE PLACE) [noun] [C] - a place in which there are many houses, shops, places of work, places of entertainment, …
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CITY — (FINANCIAL CENTRE) [noun] [U] - the City the business centre of London where the large financial organizations are, such as …
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CITY — n. Kuwait City Quebec City Atlantic City Belize City Carson City Cebu City city government city state Forbidden City garden …
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ROYAL — n. Royal Botanic Gardens Kew Royal Academy of Arts Royal Air Force Royal Ballet Royal Canadian Mounted Police Royal Dutch/Shell …
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DAVID — n. Abernathy Ralph David Attenborough Sir David Frederick Baltimore David Belasco David Ben Gurion David David Gruen Bergey David Hendricks …
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DAVID — n. born Bethlehem, Judah died 0441; 962 BC, Jerusalem Second of the Israelite kings (r. 0441; 1000 0441; 962 BC). …
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DAVID — n. born 0441; 1082 died May 24, 1153, Carlisle, Cumberland, Eng. King of the Scots (112453). The youngest of six …
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DAVID — n. born March 5, 1324, Dunfermline, Fife, Scot. died Feb. 22, 1372, Scotland King of the Scots from 1329. In …
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DAVID — n. known as David the Builder born 1073 died 1125 King of Georgia (10891125). Sometimes known as David III, he …
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