noun pl. cities cit′·ies

1. a center of population larger or more important than a town or village
2. in the U.S., an incorporated municipality whose boundaries and powers of self-government are defined by a charter from the state in which it is located
3. in Canada, any of various large urban municipalities within a province
4. in Great Britain, a borough or town with a royal charter, usually a town that has been or is an episcopal see
5. all of the people of a city
6. in ancient Greece, a city-state

Etymology: ME cité, citet < OFr < L civitas, citizenship, community of citizens, hence state, city < civis, townsman: see home

adjective