principal city

“Salona, a principal city of his native province of”

The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire

“Rabba, Rabbath Ammon, principal city of the Ammonites: Ammân.”

The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 6: Fathers of the Church-Gregory XI

“Cyrene the principal city of that part of northern Africa which was sufficiently called Cyrenaica, lying between Carthage and Egypt, and corresponding with the modern Tripoli.”

Smith's Bible Dictionary

“The cause of the animosity of Jackson, toward Crawford was a report which had reached Jackson, that Crawford, as a member of Mr. Monroe's Cabinet, had insisted in Cabinet meeting upon the arrest of Jackson for a violation of national law, in entering without orders, as the commanding general of the army of the United States, the territory of a friendly power, and seizing its principal city by military force.”

The Memories of Fifty Years

“Rages (Tob., i, 14, etc.): principal city in Ragau: Rai, S.E. of”

The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 6: Fathers of the Church-Gregory XI

“Both rulers agreed that there should be convened a general council of the Western and Eastern bishops at Sardica, the principal city of the Province of”

The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 8: Infamy-Lapparent

“At ten o'clock in the morning we were anchored off Las Palmas, the principal city of Grand Canary Island.”

From Slavery to the Bishopric in the AME Church An Autobiography

“Towards the end of that year he reached Meaco, then the principal city of Japan, but he was unable to make any headway here because of the dissensions the rending the country.”

The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 6: Fathers of the Church-Gregory XI

“While the Alemanni appeared to be humbled by their recent calamities, the pride of Valentinian was mortified by the unexpected surprisal of Moguntiacum, or Mentz, the principal city of the Upper Germany.”

The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire