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jays
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 Posted: Sun Feb 21, 2010 6:35 pm Post subject: proper |
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I can't unerstand the meaning of "proper" in the following sentence. I will appreciate the explanation. Thank you.
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Nearing the periphery of the city proper, a middle class residential zone for more established municipal citizens comes into being. |
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pugachevV
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Proper - truly what is considered to be the genuine article.
So this means:- What everyone considers to be the real city - not the suburbs or the outlying areas. Sometimes, in old cities, it is enclosed by a wall. |
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