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Originally Posted by rugsrme
I saw the "city" so I googled Burlington and Fayette both have a first hit "city of ..."

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awwwww Quinn, I can only imagine how much that pained you!
Because you were so nice, I googled the definition of city:
If #1 is true, Fayette is not a city.

Burlington on the other hand would be.
Main Entry: city Pronunciation: \ˈsi-tē\ Function: noun
Inflected Form(s): plural cit·ies
Etymology: Middle English citie large or small town, from Anglo-French cité, from Medieval Latin civitat-, civitas, from Latin, citizenship, state, city of Rome, from civis citizen — more at hind Date: 13th century
1 a :
an inhabited place of greater size, population, or importance than a town or village b : an incorporated British town usually of major size or importance having the status of an episcopal see c capitalized (1) : the financial district of London (2) : the influential financial interests of the British economy d : a usually large or important municipality in the United States governed under a charter granted by the state e : an incorporated municipal unit of the highest class in Canada
2 : city-state
3 : the people of a city
4 slang : a thing, event, or situation that is strongly characterized by a specified quintessential feature or quality <the movie was shoot-out city>