Honorary status granted by royal charter to settlements in the United Kingdom.
1 Tralee, the county town of Kerry, is set to seek city status .
2 Kilkenny is to have its city status recognised formally in legislation for the first time.
3 In fact, on the visit of King Henry II in 1171, Waterford was elevated to city status .
4 The way the Super Bowl LI defeat went down also validates Atlanta's case for tortured sports city status .
5 With populations of 20,000 and 11,000 respectively, neither match Quibdó for city status .
6 The presence of a cathedral meant St David's in Pembrokeshire had city status with a population of around 2,000.
7 Dublin City Council is to receive Fairtrade Capital City status this evening, only the third city in Europe to receive such an award.
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