Commentary for Megillah 6:14

ואמר ריב"ל כרך שאין בו עשרה בטלנין נדון ככפר מאי קמ"ל תנינא איזו היא עיר גדולה כל שיש בה עשרה בטלנין פחות מכאן הרי זה כפר כרך איצטריך ליה אע"ג דמיקלעי ליה מעלמא

And R. Joshua b. Levi said: A city in which there are not ten men of leisure is reckoned as a village. What does he tell us? We have already learned this: What is a large town? One in which there are ten men of leisure. If there are fewer than this, it is reckoned as a village. He had to point out that the rule applies to a city, even though [leisured] people come there from outside.

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