English
city water
The municipal water supply, delivered by water mains.
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Origin
From city + water.
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- partEnglishcity “A large settlement, bigger than a town; sometimes with a specific legal definition, depending on th…”
- inheritedMiddle Englishcite
- borrowedOld Frenchcitet
- inheritedMiddle Englishcite
- partEnglishwater “An inorganic compound (of molecular formula H₂O) found at room temperature and pressure as a clear …”
- inheritedMiddle Englishwater “water”
- inheritedOld Englishwæter
- inheritedMiddle Englishwateren
- inheritedOld Englishwæterian
- inheritedMiddle Englishwater “water”