city

cit·y  (st)

n. pl. cit·ies

1. A center of population, commerce, and culture; a town of significant size and importance.

2.

a. An incorporated municipality in the United States with definite boundaries and legal powers set forth in a charter granted by the state.

b. A Canadian municipality of high rank, usually determined by population but varying by province.

c. A large incorporated town in Great Britain, usually the seat of a bishop, with its title conferred by the Crown.

3. The inhabitants of a city considered as a group.

4. An ancient Greek city-state.

5. Slang Used in combination as an intensive: The playing field was mud city after the big rain.

6. City The financial and commercial center of London. Used with the.

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[Middle English cite, from Old French, from Latin cvits, from cvis, citizen; see kei-¹ in Indo-European roots.]

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city [ˈsɪtɪ]

n pl cities

1. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) any large town or populous place

2. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) (in Britain) a large town that has received this title from the Crown: usually the seat of a bishop

3. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) (in the US) an incorporated urban centre with its own government and administration established by state charter

4. (in Canada) a similar urban municipality incorporated by the provincial government

5. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) an ancient Greek city-state; polis

6. the people of a city collectively

7. (modifier) in or characteristic of a city a city girl city habits Related adjectives civic, urban, municipal

[from Old French cité, from Latin cīvitās citizenship, state, from cīvis citizen]

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City [ˈsɪtɪ]

n

the

1. (Placename) short for City of London: the original settlement of London on the N bank of the Thames; a municipality governed by the Lord Mayor and Corporation. Resident pop.: 7186 (2001)

2. (Economics, Accounting & Finance / Banking & Finance) the area in central London in which the United Kingdom's major financial business is transacted

3. (Economics, Accounting & Finance / Banking & Finance) the various financial institutions located in this area

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	city - a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts; "Ancient Troy was a great city" metropolis, urban center concrete jungle - an area in a city with large modern buildings that is perceived as dangerous and unpleasant central city, city center, city centre - the central part of a city financial center - the part of a city where financial institutions are centered down town, municipal center, civic center - the center of a city inner city - the older and more populated and (usually) poorer central section of a city medical center - the part of a city where medical facilities are centered municipality - an urban district having corporate status and powers of self-government national capital - the capital city of a nation provincial capital - the capital city of a province state capital - the capital city of a political subdivision of a country
	2.	city - an incorporated administrative district established by state charter; "the city raised the tax rate" administrative district, administrative division, territorial division - a district defined for administrative purposes city district - a district of a town or city city limit, city limits - the limits of the area occupied by a city or town uptown - a residential part of town away from the central commercial district public square, square - an open area at the meeting of two or more streets
	3.	city - people living in a large densely populated municipality; "the city voted for Republicans in 1994" metropolis municipality - people living in a town or city having local self-government

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city

noun town, metropolis, municipality, conurbation, megalopolis Around the city small groups of police patrolled the streets.

Related words
adjective civic

see capital cities

Quotations
"The city is not a concrete jungle, it is a human zoo" [Desmond Morris The Human Zoo]

Translations

city [ˈsɪtɪ]

A. N → ciudad f
the City (Brit) (Fin) el centro financiero de Londres

B. CPD → municipal, de la ciudad
city centre, city center (US) N → centro m de la ciudad
city council N → concejo m municipal, ayuntamiento m
city desk N (Brit) (Press) → sección f de noticias financieras(de un periódico) (US) (Press) → sección f de noticias de la ciudad(de un periódico)
city dweller N → habitante mf de una ciudad
city editor N → redactor(a) m/f encargado/a de las noticias financieras
city fathers NPL → concejales mpl
city hall N → palacio m municipal (US) → ayuntamiento m
city limits NPL → perímetro msing urbano
city manager N → administrador(a) m/f municipal
city news N (Brit) → noticias fpl financieras (US) → noticias fpl de la ciudad
city page N (Fin) → sección f de información financiera
city plan N (US) → plano m de la ciudad
city planner N (US) → urbanista mf
city planning N (US) → urbanismo m
city slicker N (pej) → capitalino/a m/f
City Technology College N (Brit) → Centro m de formación profesional

CITY NICKNAMES

Las ciudades estadounidenses a menudo tienen apodos por los que se las conoce informalmente. Por ejemplo, a Nueva York se la llama Big Apple, ya que apple en argot significa gran ciudad. Chicago es Windy City debido a los fuertes vientos que vienen del lago Michigan. A Nueva Orleans la llaman Big Easy, por la tranquilidad con la que se lo toman todo sus habitantes. Detroit tiene el apelativo de Motown, que es un compuesto de Motor y Town, por las fábricas de coches que hay en ella.

A otras ciudades estadounidenses se las conoce por sus iniciales, como por ejemplo, Los Angeles, LA y Dallas, Big D o por una parte de su nombre como Vegas, en lugar de Las Vegas o Corpus por Corpus Christi, en Texas.

También hay veces en las que se usa una versión acortada del nombre, como ocurre en el caso de San Francisco y Philadelphia, a las que se llama Frisco y Philly respectivamente.

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City [ˈsɪti] n
the City (in London) → la Cité de Londres (centre des affaires)

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city [ˈsɪti]

n → ville f

modif [boy, girl, folk] → citadin(e); [life] → citadin(e)
City and Guilds n (British) → CAP m(= certificat d'aptitude professionnelle)
city break n (TOURISM) → court séjour m dans une grande ville
city centre

n → centre-ville m
it's in the city centre → c'est au centre-ville

modif [restaurant, pub, street] → du centre-ville
city dweller n → citadin(e) m/f
city hall City Hall [ˌsɪtiˈhɔːl] n

(= building) → hôtel m de ville

(US) (= city authorities) → administration f municipale
city technology college n (British) → établissement m d'enseignement technologique

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city

n

→ Stadt f, → Großstadt f; towns and cities → Städte und Großstädte; the city of Glasgow → die Stadt Glasgow

(in London) the City → die City, das Banken- und Börsenviertel

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city:

city boy

n → Großstadtkind nt, → Großstadtjunge m

city-bred

adj → in der (Groß)stadt aufgewachsen

city centre, (US) city center

n → Stadtmitte f, → Stadtzentrum nt, → Innenstadt f, → City f

city council

n → Stadtrat m

city councillor, (US) city councilor → Stadtrat m → /-rätin f, → Stadtratsmitglied nt

city desk

n (Brit) → Finanz- und Wirtschaftsabteilung f (einer Redaktion); (US) → Abteilung f → für Lokalnachrichten

city dweller

n → Stadtbewohner(in) m(f)

city editor

n (Brit) → Wirtschaftsredakteur(in) m(f); (US) → Lokalredakteur(in) m(f)

city father

n → Stadtverordnete(r) m; the citys → die Stadtväter pl

city hall

n → Rathaus nt; (US: = municipal government) → Stadtverwaltung f

city life

n → (Groß)stadtleben nt

city manager

n (US) → Oberstadtdirektor(in) m(f)

city page

n (Brit) → Wirtschaftsseite f

city person

n → (Groß)stadtmensch m

cityscape

n → (Groß)stadtlandschaft f

city slicker

n (pej inf) → feiner Pinkel aus der (Groß)stadt (pej inf); (dishonest) → schlitzohriger Großstädter (pej inf)

city state

n → Stadtstaat m

City Technology College

n (Brit) → ˜ technische Fachschule

city treasurer

n → Stadtkämmerer m → /-kämmerin f

city type

n → (Groß)stadtmensch m

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City [ˈsɪtɪ] n the City (Fin) → la City di Londra

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city [ˈsɪtɪ]

1. n → (grande) città f inv

2. adj (centre) → della città; (life) → di città

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City [ˈsɪtɪ] n the City (Fin) → la City di Londra

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city [ˈsɪtɪ]

1. n → (grande) città f inv

2. adj (centre) → della città; (life) → di città

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city

n city [ˈsiti]

1 a very large town. stad مَدينَه голям град velkoměsto by die (Groß-)Stadt μεγαλούπολη ciudad suurlinn شهر kaupunki grande ville עִיר शहर grad nagyváros kota stórborg città 都市 도시 didmiestis lielpilsēta bandar raya stad by(kommune) duże miasto cidade oraş город (veľké) mesto (vele)mesto grad []stad เมืองใหญ่ şehir, kent 城市 велике місто بہت بڑا شہر đô thị 城市

2 a town, usually with a cathedral, granted special rights. stad مَدينَةٌ فيها كاتِدرائِيّه، حاضِرَه град, получил право на самоуправление město (katedrální, důležité) by die (Groß-)Stadt κωμόπολη ciudad linn شهری با قوانین خاص خود hiippakuntakaupunki ville épiscopale עִיר नगर, शहर grad város kota praja bær città 市 자치 도시 miestas pilsēta bandar stad by miasto cidade oraş episcopal город (starobylé) mesto prestolnica grad []stad เมือง yerleşim birimi 通常有大教堂和特權的城市 адміністративний центр ایک عام شہر thành phố 市

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city → مدينة velkoměsto by Stadt πόλη ciudad kaupunki ville grad città 都市 도시 stad by miasto cidade город stad เมือง kent thành phố 城市