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How does one define whether Ramallah is a city?
Colin G Zaiden
Is Ramallah a city? And by what definition?
When I was at school in the ‘50s and ‘60s, we were taught that in order to be classed as a city – an upgrade from a town – there had to be a cathedral.
Our English teacher had an Oxford English Dictionary on her desk that was about 8 inches (203 mm) thick and she encouraged us to use it to check the spelling and meanings of words
Maybe I am showing my age, and today some words do not have the same meanings as in the past [or as defined in older tomes].
Johannesburg
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