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Definitions for City

[1] a large or important town.
[2] (in the U.S.) an incorporated municipality, usually governed by a mayor and a board of aldermen or councilmen.
[3] the inhabitants of a city collectively: The entire city is mourning his death.
[4] (in Canada) a municipality of high rank, usually based on population.
[5] (in Great Britain) a borough, usually the seat of a bishop, upon which the dignity of the title has been conferred by the crown.
[6] the City, the major metropolitan center of a region; downtown: I'm going to the City to buy clothes and see a show. the commercial and financial area of London, England.
[7] a city-state.
[8] (often initial capital letter ) Slang . a place, person, or situation having certain features or characteristics (used in combination): The party last night was Action City. That guy is dull city.
[9] any large town or populous place
[10] (in Britain) a large town that has received this title from the Crown: usually the seat of a bishop
[11] (in the US) an incorporated urban centre with its own government and administration established by state charter
[12] (in Canada) a similar urban municipality incorporated by the provincial government
[13] an ancient Greek city-state; polis
[14] the people of a city collectively
[15] (modifier) in or characteristic of a city a city girl ; city habits
[16] 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)
[17] the area in central London in which the United Kingdom's major financial business is transacted
[18] the various financial institutions located in this area

Words related to City

metropolis, center, municipality, downtown, place, capital, port, burg, borough, megalopolis, conurbation, apple, civic, civil, municipal, urban, burghal, citified, interurban, megalopolitan

Words nearby City

citrus whitefly, citrussy, citta, cittern, città del vaticano, city, city academy, city and guilds of london institute, city blues, city chambers, city clerk

Origin of City

1175–1225; Middle English cite < Anglo-French, Old French cite(t ) < Latin cīvitāt- (stem of cīvitās ) citizenry, town, equivalent to cīvi(s ) citizen + -tāt- -ty2

Other words from City

cit·y·less , adjective
cit·y·like , adjective
in·ter·cit·y , adjective
min·i·cit·y , noun, plural min·i·cit·ies.
out·cit·y , noun, plural out·cit·ies.
pro·cit·y , adjective
sub·cit·y , noun, plural sub·cit·ies.
Related adjectives: civic, urban, municipal

Word origin for City

C13: from Old French cité, from Latin cīvitās citizenship, state, from cīvis citizen

Synonyms for City

burghal, citified, civic, civil, interurban, intraurban, megalopolitan, municipal, urban