emerald city
noun phrase · /EM-er-uld SIT-ee/
An “Emerald City” is a city that looks bright green like an emerald jewel. It is best known as the magical capital city in the Oz books.
In a sentence
- "Dorothy and her friends followed the yellow brick road toward the Emerald City."
- "The towers of the Emerald City sparkled like green glass in the sunshine."