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city

Meaning

  1. A large settlement, bigger than a town; sometimes with a specific legal definition, depending on the place.
  2. (UK, historical) A settlement granted special status by royal charter or letters patent; traditionally, a settlement with a cathedral regardless of size.
  3. (Australia) The central business district; downtown.
  4. (slang) A large amount of something (used after the noun).

Synonyms

town
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metropolis
C2
village
A2
capital
B2
urban
C1
municipal
C2
municipality
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burg
35k
settlement
C1
country
A1
streets
B1

big city

urban area

homeland
C1

urban areas

downtown
B2
wall
A2

down town

people
A1
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place
A1

large town

castle
B1
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urban center

community
B1
school
A1
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state
A2
time
A1
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township
26k

urban centre

urban settlement

villages
C1
San Fernando
concrete jungle

large village

Main Street
market town
outport

walled city

local
B1
national
B1

big town

busy part of the town

the busy part of the town

in Ayerbayijan

rampart wall town

outharbour
area
A2
bright lights
block
B1

borough

Translations

ville
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Stadt
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città
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ciudad
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stad
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cidade
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πόλη

urbs
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şehir
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cité
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ciutat
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kent
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urbe
oppidum
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Frequency

A1
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈsɪti/
Etymology

Inherited from Middle English
cite
Cognate with Old English
hīwan
In summary

Inherited from Middle English cite, derived from Old French cite, derived 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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