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Meaning of city in English

  1. Pronunciation

    /ˈsɪdi/

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  1. Noun

    city

    Etymology

    Middle English: from Old French cite, from Latin civitas, from civis‘citizen’. Originally denoting a town, and often used as a Latin equivalent to Old Englishburh ‘borough’, the term was later applied to the more important English boroughs. The connection between city and cathedral grew up under the Norman kings, as the episcopal sees (many had been established in villages) were removed to the chief borough of the diocese

    Definitions

    1. a large and densely populated urban area

    Examples

    • « may include several independent administrative districts »
    • « Ancient Troy was a great city »
  2. 2. an incorporated administrative district established by state charter

    Examples

    • « the city raised the tax rate »
  3. 3. people living in a large densely populated municipality

    Examples

    • « the city voted for Republicans in 1994 »

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