limit vs city limit

limit and city limit both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
limit	Yes	No	Yes	No
city limit	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, city limit is a hyponym of limit; that is, city limit is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than limit:

Other hyponyms of limit include edge, city limits, upper limit, lower limit, three-mile limit.

limit (noun)	city limit (noun)
the greatest possible degree of something	the limits of the area occupied by a city or town
the boundary of a specific area
as far as something can go
the greatest amount of something that is possible or allowed
the mathematical value toward which a function goes as the independent variable approaches infinity
final or latest limiting point

limit (verb)	city limit (verb)
restrict or confine within limits
place limits on (extent or amount or access)
decide upon or fix definitely