city
see also: City
Etymology
City
Proper noun
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see also: City
Etymology
From Middle English cite, from Old French citet, from Late Latin civitas, in cl. - "citizenry", derived from cīvis, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ḱey-.
Pronunciation- IPA: /ˈsɪti/
city (plural cities)
A large settlement, bigger than a town; sometimes with a specific legal definition, depending on the place. - São Paulo is the largest city in South America.
- c. 1591–1592 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Third Part of Henry the Sixt, […]”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC ↗, [Act I, scene i], page 147 ↗, column 2:
- Ah, knovv you not the Citie fauours them, / And they haue troupes of Souldiers at their beck?
- 1908, W[illiam] B[lair] M[orton] Ferguson, chapter IV, in Zollenstein, New York, N.Y.: D. Appleton & Company, →OCLC ↗:
- So this was my future home, I thought! […] Backed by towering hills, the but faintly discernible purple line of the French boundary off to the southwest, a sky of palest Gobelin flecked with fat, fleecy little clouds, it in truth looked a dear little city; the city of one's dreams.
- (UK) A settlement granted special status by royal charter or letters patent; traditionally, a settlement with a cathedral regardless of size.
- (Australia) The central business district; downtown.
- I'm going into the city today to do some shopping.
- (slang) A large amount of something (used after the noun).
- It’s video game city in here!
- French: ville, cité, grande-ville
- German: Stadt, Großstadt
- Italian: città
- Portuguese: cidade, urbe
- Russian: го́род
- Spanish: ciudad, urbe
City
Proper noun
- (soccer, informal) Manchester City Football Club, an English football club.
- City will reportedly look to have a fee for Aguero.
- (UK) The City of London, the historic core of London where the Roman settlement of Londinium was established.
- (UK) The United Kingdom's financial industries, which are principally based in the City of London.
- (New York) The borough of Manhattan, the historic core of New York.
- Any of several other cities in metropolitan areas (such as San Francisco).
- (City of London) the Square Mile
- (London) Hammersmith & City
- French: City
- Russian: Сити
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