Selected quad for the lemma: city_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
city_n	great_a	time_n	year_n	9,128	5	4.5915	3	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A37490	A Delineation and description of the famous city, Offen, otherwise called Buda together with a particular account of this late famous siege as an historical relation of the several sieges and other accidents that has hapned to it ever since it came into the Turkish posession / translated from the original in High-Dutch by Joseph Moxon.	Moxon, Joseph, 1627-1691.	1684 (1684)	Wing D905; ESTC R23853	3,202	1

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the_o only_a seat_n and_o residence_n of_o the_o king_n of_o hungary_n some_o derive_v its_o name_n from_o the_o many_o oven_n or_o pit_n wherein_o former_o lime_n have_v be_v burn_v solomon_n schweiger_n derive_v its_o name_n from_o king_n ovo_fw-la who_o reign_v in_o the_o time_n of_o the_o emperor_n henry_n the_o iii_o by_o the_o latin_n it_o be_v call_v buda_n from_o buda_n king_n attillas_n brother_n who_o re-edify_v or_o enlarge_v it_o yet_o other_o say_v buda_n be_v corrupt_o so_o call_v from_o bada_fw-es bath_n and_o take_v its_o name_n from_o the_o renown_a warm_a bath_n in_o it_o of_o some_o it_o be_v former_o call_v etzel_n burgh_n viz._n ass-hill_n or_o attilias_n burgh_n etzel_n signify_v in_o the_o german_a language_n ass._n this_o city_n be_v 32_o german_a mile_n distant_a from_o vienna_n admit_v of_o six_o division_n 1._o the_o castle_n mark_v d._n 2._o the_o over_o town_n at_o e._n 3._o the_o long_a suburb_n towards_o the_o south_n by_o which_o the_o blockhouse_n in_o 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