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city definition

city (sitē)

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

of, in, for, or characteristic of a city
city Idioms

the City

the financial and commercial district of Greater London

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