city
Meaning
- A large settlement, bigger than a town; sometimes with a specific legal definition, depending on the place.
- A settlement granted special status by royal charter or letters patent; traditionally, a settlement with a cathedral regardless of size.
- The central business district; downtown.
- (slang) A large amount of something (used after the noun).
Synonyms
big city
urban area
urban areas
down town
large town
urban center
urban centre
urban settlement
large village
walled city
big town
busy part of the town
the busy part of the town
in Ayerbayijan
rampart wall town
borough
large city
o’clock
Frequency
Hyphenated as
ci‧ty
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈsɪti/
Etymology
From Middle English cite, from Old French cite, from Late Latin cīvitātem (“city”), in Classical Latin "citizenry", derived from cīvis (“fellow-citizen”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ḱey- (“lie down; settle”). Cognate with Old English hīwan pl (“members of one's household, servants”). See hewe. Doublet of civitas. Mostly displaced native Old English burg, whence Modern English borough.
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