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

Noun

pl cities

1. any large town

2. (in Britain) a town that has received this title from the Crown

3. the people of a city collectively

4. (in the US and Canada) a large town with its own government established by charter from the state or provincial government [Latin civis citizen]

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City

Noun

the City Brit

1. the area in central London in which the United Kingdom's major financial business is transacted

2. the various financial institutions 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 >> adjective civic see see, capital cities

Translations

city [ˈsɪtɪ] n → ciudad f;

the City → centro financiero de Londres

city [ˈsɪtɪ] n → (grande) ville f;

the City → la Cité de Londres (centre des affaires)

city [ˈsɪtɪ] n → (Groß)stadt f;

the City (Fin) → die City, das Londoner Banken- und Börsenviertel

city [ˈsɪtɪ] n → città f inv;

the City → la Città di Londra (centro commerciale)

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city

n city [ˈsiti]

1 a very large town. stadمَدينَهголям градvelkoměstobydie (Groß-)Stadtμεγαλούποληciudadsuurlinnشهرkaupunkigrande villeעִירशहरgradnagyvároskotastórborgcittà都市도시didmiestislielpilsētabandar rayastadby(kommune)duże miastocidadeoraşгород(veľké) mesto(vele)mestograd[]stadเมืองใหญ่şehir, kent城市велике містоبہت بڑا شہرđô thị城市

2 a town, usually with a cathedral, granted special rights. stadمَدينَةٌ فيها كاتِدرائِيّه، حاضِرَهград, получил право на самоуправлениеměsto (katedrální, důležité)bydie (Groß-)Stadtκωμόποληciudadlinnشهری با قوانین خاص خودhiippakuntakaupunkiville épiscopaleעִירनगर, शहरgradvároskota prajabærcittà市miestaspilsētabandarstadbymiastocidadeoraş episcopalгород(starobylé) mestoprestolnicagrad[]stadเมืองyerleşim birimi特定自治區、市адміністративний центрایک عام شہرthành phố市