[sit-ee] Pronunciation Key | 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,
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| 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. |
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| cit·y
(sĭt'ē) Pronunciation Key
n. pl. cit·ies
[Middle English cite, from Old French, from Latin cīvitās, from cīvis, citizen; see kei-1 in Indo-European roots.] |
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city
| city | |
noun | |
| 1. | a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts; "Ancient Troy was a great city" |
| 2. | an incorporated administrative district established by state charter; "the city raised the tax rate" |
| 3. | people living in a large densely populated municipality; "the city voted for Republicans in 1994" |
City View, SC (town, FIPS 14455) Location: 34.86198 N, 82.42684 W
Population (1990): 1490 (640 housing units)
Area: 1.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Panama City Beac, FL Zip code(s): 32407, 32408, 32413
City Of Sunrise, FL Zip code(s): 33313
Rock City Falls, NY Zip code(s): 12863
City Of Commerce, CA Zip code(s): 90040
Sun City Center, FL (CDP, FIPS 69250) Location: 27.72136 N, 82.35203 W
Population (1990): 8326 (5665 housing units)
Area: 14.5 sq km (land), 0.7 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 33573
Sun City West, AZ (CDP, FIPS 70355) Location: 33.66542 N, 112.35412 W
Population (1990): 15997 (10367 housing units)
Area: 23.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 85375
Charles City County, VA (county, FIPS 36) Location: 37.35161 N, 77.06138 W
Population (1990): 6282 (2314 housing units)
Area: 472.6 sq km (land), 55.5 sq km (water)
Holiday City South, NJ (CDP, FIPS 32418) Location: 39.94868 N, 74.23663 W
Population (1990): 5452 (3126 housing units)
Area: 4.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
James City County, VA (county, FIPS 95) Location: 37.31165 N, 76.77074 W
Population (1990): 34859 (14330 housing units)
Area: 370.1 sq km (land), 95.3 sq km (water)
Garden City South, NY (CDP, FIPS 28200) Location: 40.71120 N, 73.66063 W
Population (1990): 4073 (1437 housing units)
Area: 1.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Garden City Park, NY (CDP, FIPS 28189) Location: 40.74443 N, 73.66352 W
Population (1990): 7437 (2533 housing units)
Area: 2.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Crescent City North, CA (CDP, FIPS 17030) Location: 41.76367 N, 124.21409 W
Population (1990): 3853 (1656 housing units)
Area: 5.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Dade City North, FL (CDP, FIPS 16175) Location: 28.38326 N, 82.19311 W
Population (1990): 3058 (1063 housing units)
Area: 4.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Panama City Beach, FL (city, FIPS 54725) Location: 30.20977 N, 85.85207 W
Population (1990): 4051 (6013 housing units)
Area: 14.8 sq km (land), 0.2 sq km (water)
City of the Dalles, OR (city, FIPS 13425) Location: 45.59916 N, 121.17500 W
Population (1990): 11060 (4843 housing units)
Area: 12.8 sq km (land), 0.7 sq km (water)
North City-Ridgecrest, WA (CDP, FIPS 49642) Location: 47.75090 N, 122.31307 W
Population (1990): 13832 (5354 housing units)
Area: 7.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Holiday City-Dover, NJ (CDP, FIPS 32416) Location: 40.02120 N, 74.16716 W
Population (1990): 2391 (1626 housing units)
Area: 2.9 sq km (land), 0.2 sq km (water)
Holiday City-Berkeley, NJ (CDP, FIPS 32415) Location: 39.95959 N, 74.27771 W
Population (1990): 14293 (8808 housing units)
Area: 14.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Tri-City, OR (CDP, FIPS 74650) Location: 42.98466 N, 123.31046 W
Population (1990): 3585 (1333 housing units)
Area: 22.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Ponca City, OK (city, FIPS 59850) Location: 36.72364 N, 97.06881 W
Population (1990): 26359 (12294 housing units)
Area: 45.0 sq km (land), 3.1 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 74601, 74604
Texas City, TX (city, FIPS 72392) Location: 29.40937 N, 94.95802 W
Population (1990): 40822 (16676 housing units)
Area: 160.9 sq km (land), 42.6 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 77590, 77591
Bullhead City, AZ (city, FIPS 8255) Location: 35.11419 N, 114.55859 W
Population (1990): 21951 (13453 housing units)
Area: 111.6 sq km (land), 1.9 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 86430, 86442
Bossier City, LA (city, FIPS 8920) Location: 32.51864 N, 93.66377 W
Population (1990): 52721 (21815 housing units)
Area: 98.5 sq km (land), 1.9 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 71111, 71112
Yuba City, CA (city, FIPS 86972) Location: 39.13547 N, 121.62274 W
Population (1990): 27437 (11068 housing units)
Area: 17.9 sq km (land), 0.4 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 95991, 95993
Phenix City, AL (city, FIPS 59472) Location: 32.46551 N, 85.01461 W
Population (1990): 25312 (10813 housing units)
Area: 52.8 sq km (land), 0.4 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 36867, 36869
Sun City, AZ (CDP, FIPS 70320) Location: 33.61627 N, 112.28181 W
Population (1990): 38126 (27353 housing units)
Area: 38.1 sq km (land), 0.2 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 85351, 85373
Missouri City, TX (city, FIPS 48804) Location: 29.57230 N, 95.53673 W
Population (1990): 36176 (12346 housing units)
Area: 60.1 sq km (land), 0.5 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 77459, 77489
Culver City, CA (city, FIPS 17568) Location: 34.00580 N, 118.39612 W
Population (1990): 38793 (16943 housing units)
Area: 13.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 90230, 90232
Jefferson City, MO (city, FIPS 37000) Location: 38.57190 N, 92.19046 W
Population (1990): 35481 (15437 housing units)
Area: 68.9 sq km (land), 2.7 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 65101, 65109
Midwest City, OK (city, FIPS 48350) Location: 35.46260 N, 97.36938 W
Population (1990): 52267 (22846 housing units)
Area: 63.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 73110, 73130
Carol City, FL (CDP, FIPS 10650) Location: 25.94445 N, 80.27099 W
Population (1990): 53331 (15405 housing units)
Area: 19.7 sq km (land), 0.3 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 33055, 33056
Johnson City, TN (city, FIPS 38320) Location: 36.33140 N, 82.36872 W
Population (1990): 49381 (21241 housing units)
Area: 79.2 sq km (land), 0.4 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 37601, 37604
Michigan City, IN (city, FIPS 48798) Location: 41.71255 N, 86.87603 W
Population (1990): 33822 (13995 housing units)
Area: 50.8 sq km (land), 9.1 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 46360
Monroe City, TX Zip code(s): 77514
Michigan City, MS Zip code(s): 38647
Monroe City, MO (city, FIPS 49394) Location: 39.65409 N, 91.73217 W
Population (1990): 2701 (1138 housing units)
Area: 8.0 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 63456
Mass City, MI Zip code(s): 49948
Mason City, NE (village, FIPS 31115) Location: 41.22248 N, 99.29798 W
Population (1990): 160 (97 housing units)
Area: 1.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 68855
Midland City, AL (town, FIPS 48400) Location: 31.31628 N, 85.49338 W
Population (1990): 1819 (781 housing units)
Area: 15.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 36350
Mirando City, TX Zip code(s): 78369
Monroe City, IN (town, FIPS 50526) Location: 38.61415 N, 87.35347 W
Population (1990): 538 (233 housing units)
Area: 0.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 47557
Midway City, CA Zip code(s): 92655
Miles City, MT (city, FIPS 49525) Location: 46.40732 N, 105.83910 W
Population (1990): 8461 (4006 housing units)
Area: 7.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 59301
Mill City, OR (city, FIPS 48150) Location: 44.75131 N, 122.47714 W
Population (1990): 1555 (616 housing units)
Area: 2.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 97360
Miller City, IL Zip code(s): 62962
Minden City, MI (village, FIPS 54560) Location: 43.67097 N, 82.77520 W
Population (1990): 233 (93 housing units)
Area: 2.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 48456
Minnesota City, MN (city, FIPS 43144) Location: 44.09201 N, 91.75008 W
Population (1990): 258 (98 housing units)
Area: 0.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 55959
Minter City, MS Zip code(s): 38944
Neptune City, NJ (borough, FIPS 49920) Location: 40.20060 N, 74.03311 W
Population (1990): 4997 (2298 housing units)
Area: 2.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 07753
Montana City, MT Zip code(s): 59634
Mound City, IL (city, FIPS 50751) Location: 37.08557 N, 89.16305 W
Population (1990): 765 (353 housing units)
Area: 1.8 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 62963
Oak City, NC (town, FIPS 48060) Location: 35.96206 N, 77.30492 W
Population (1990): 389 (172 housing units)
Area: 1.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 27857
Oakland City, IN (city, FIPS 55710) Location: 38.34004 N, 87.34802 W
Population (1990): 2810 (1235 housing units)
Area: 2.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 47660
Osage City, KS (city, FIPS 53200) Location: 38.63288 N, 95.82088 W
Population (1990): 2689 (1210 housing units)
Area: 7.9 sq km (land), 0.2 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 66523
Ocean City, MD (town, FIPS 58225) Location: 38.37945 N, 75.03644 W
Population (1990): 5146 (25494 housing units)
Area: 11.9 sq km (land), 82.4 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 21842
Ocean City, NJ (city, FIPS 54360) Location: 39.26960 N, 74.60341 W
Population (1990): 15512 (18880 housing units)
Area: 17.9 sq km (land), 10.7 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 08226
Ocean City, WA Zip code(s): 98569
Ohio City, OH (village, FIPS 58002) Location: 40.77013 N, 84.61609 W
Population (1990): 899 (378 housing units)
Area: 1.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 45874
Oil City, LA (town, FIPS 57590) Location: 32.74465 N, 93.97486 W
Population (1990): 1282 (561 housing units)
Area: 4.6 sq km (land), 0.2 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 71061
Oil City, PA (city, FIPS 56456) Location: 41.42664 N, 79.70426 W
Population (1990): 11949 (5449 housing units)
Area: 11.7 sq km (land), 0.6 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 16301
Orange City, FL (city, FIPS 51825) Location: 28.93651 N, 81.29284 W
Population (1990): 5347 (3041 housing units)
Area: 14.5 sq km (land), 0.2 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 32763
Orange City, IA (city, FIPS 59475) Location: 43.00326 N, 96.05851 W
Population (1990): 4940 (1590 housing units)
Area: 6.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 51041
Ore City, TX (city, FIPS 54216) Location: 32.80146 N, 94.71689 W
Population (1990): 898 (377 housing units)
Area: 5.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 75683
Norris City, IL (village, FIPS 53403) Location: 37.97947 N, 88.32824 W
Population (1990): 1341 (678 housing units)
Area: 3.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 62869
New City, NY (CDP, FIPS 50100) Location: 41.15380 N, 73.99182 W
Population (1990): 33673 (10628 housing units)
Area: 40.4 sq km (land), 1.8 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 10956
Nevada City, CA (city, FIPS 50874) Location: 39.26036 N, 121.02125 W
Population (1990): 2855 (1399 housing units)
Area: 5.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 95959
Montgomery City, MO (city, FIPS 49574) Location: 38.97562 N, 91.50512 W
Population (1990): 2281 (1021 housing units)
Area: 5.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 63361
Morehead City, NC (town, FIPS 44320) Location: 34.72468 N, 76.73199 W
Population (1990): 6046 (3206 housing units)
Area: 6.8 sq km (land), 1.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 28557
Morgan City, LA (city, FIPS 52040) Location: 29.70170 N, 91.19188 W
Population (1990): 14531 (5838 housing units)
Area: 15.2 sq km (land), 0.4 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 70380
Mound City, KS (city, FIPS 48750) Location: 38.14376 N, 94.82241 W
Population (1990): 789 (361 housing units)
Area: 3.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 66056
Mound City, MO (city, FIPS 50312) Location: 40.13597 N, 95.23425 W
Population (1990): 1273 (628 housing units)
Area: 3.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 64470
Mound City, SD (town, FIPS 44020) Location: 45.72680 N, 100.06767 W
Population (1990): 89 (63 housing units)
Area: 0.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 57646
Mountain City, NV Zip code(s): 89831
Mountain City, TN (town, FIPS 50400) Location: 36.47182 N, 81.80530 W
Population (1990): 2169 (1050 housing units)
Area: 8.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 37683
Myakka City, FL Zip code(s): 34251
National City, CA (city, FIPS 50398) Location: 32.66605 N, 117.09850 W
Population (1990): 54249 (15243 housing units)
Area: 19.6 sq km (land), 4.4 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 91950
National City, MI Zip code(s): 48748
Nebraska City, NE (city, FIPS 33705) Location: 40.67624 N, 95.86070 W
Population (1990): 6547 (2955 housing units)
Area: 9.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 68410
Ness City, KS (city, FIPS 49925) Location: 38.45341 N, 99.90563 W
Population (1990): 1724 (804 housing units)
Area: 2.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 67560
Oregon City, OR (city, FIPS 55200) Location: 45.34490 N, 122.59682 W
Population (1990): 14698 (5675 housing units)
Area: 12.2 sq km (land), 0.5 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 97045
Horizon City, TX (town, FIPS 34832) Location: 31.67008 N, 106.19130 W
Population (1990): 2308 (911 housing units)
Area: 10.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 79927
Junction City, AR (city, FIPS 36130) Location: 33.02411 N, 92.72360 W
Population (1990): 674 (247 housing units)
Area: 2.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 71749
Junction City, GA (town, FIPS 42800) Location: 32.60294 N, 84.45827 W
Population (1990): 182 (85 housing units)
Area: 6.4 sq km (land), 0.2 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 31812
Junction City, KS (city, FIPS 35750) Location: 39.02856 N, 96.84198 W
Population (1990): 20604 (8870 housing units)
Area: 17.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 66441
Junction City, KY (city, FIPS 41338) Location: 37.58553 N, 84.78904 W
Population (1990): 1983 (816 housing units)
Area: 4.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 40440
Junction City, OH (village, FIPS 39508) Location: 39.72151 N, 82.30022 W
Population (1990): 770 (293 housing units)
Area: 1.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 43748
Junction City, OR (city, FIPS 38000) Location: 44.21794 N, 123.20386 W
Population (1990): 3670 (1514 housing units)
Area: 3.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 97448
Junction City, WI (village, FIPS 38650) Location: 44.59136 N, 89.76602 W
Population (1990): 502 (197 housing units)
Area: 3.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 54443
Karnes City, TX (town, FIPS 38452) Location: 28.88696 N, 97.90105 W
Population (1990): 2916 (1101 housing units)
Area: 5.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 78118
Karns City, PA (borough, FIPS 38768) Location: 40.99710 N, 79.72602 W
Population (1990): 226 (83 housing units)
Area: 1.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 16041
Kaw City, OK (city, FIPS 38800) Location: 36.76492 N, 96.86302 W
Population (1990): 314 (180 housing units)
Area: 7.0 sq km (land), 7.4 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 74641
Kenneth City, FL (town, FIPS 36175) Location: 27.81573 N, 82.71552 W
Population (1990): 4462 (2298 housing units)
Area: 1.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 33709
Kent City, MI (village, FIPS 42780) Location: 43.21907 N, 85.75206 W
Population (1990): 899 (343 housing units)
Area: 2.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 49330
Kettleman City, CA (CDP, FIPS 38394) Location: 36.00870 N, 119.96192 W
Population (1990): 1411 (289 housing units)
Area: 0.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 93239
Kimberling City, MO (city, FIPS 38612) Location: 36.64188 N, 93.42391 W
Population (1990): 1590 (863 housing units)
Area: 8.1 sq km (land), 1.2 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 65686
Johnston City, IL (city, FIPS 38544) Location: 37.82164 N, 88.92553 W
Population (1990): 3706 (1733 housing units)
Area: 4.4 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 62951
Johnson City, TX (city, FIPS 37780) Location: 30.27434 N, 98.40649 W
Population (1990): 932 (446 housing units)
Area: 3.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 78636
Howard City, MI (village, FIPS 39500) Location: 43.39515 N, 85.46617 W
Population (1990): 1351 (512 housing units)
Area: 6.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 49329
Huachuca City, AZ (town, FIPS 34120) Location: 31.63207 N, 110.34085 W
Population (1990): 1782 (837 housing units)
Area: 7.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 85616
City
Cit"y\, n.; pl. Cities. [OE. cite, F. cit?, fr. L. civitas citizenship, state, city, fr. civis citizen; akin to Goth. heiwa (in heiwafrauja man of the house), AS. ?, pl., members of a family, servants, ? family, G. heirath marriage, prop., providing a house, E. hind a peasant.]1. A large town. 2. A corporate town; in the United States, a town or collective body of inhabitants, incorporated and governed by a mayor and aldermen or a city council consisting of a board of aldermen and a common council; in Great Britain, a town corporate, which is or has been the seat of a bishop, or the capital of his see. A city is a town incorporated; which is, or has been, the see of a bishop; and though the bishopric has been dissolved, as at Westminster, it yet remaineth a city. --Blackstone When Gorges constituted York a city, he of course meant it to be the seat of a bishop, for the word city has no other meaning in English law. --Palfrey 3. The collective body of citizens, or inhabitants of a city. "What is the city but the people?" --Shak. Syn: See Village.
City
Cit"y\, a. Of or pertaining to a city. --Shak. City council. See under Council. City court, The municipal court of a city. [U. S.] City ward, a watchman, or the collective watchmen, of a city. [Obs.] --Fairfax.
City
The earliest mention of city-building is that of Enoch, which was built by Cain (Gen. 4:17). After the confusion of tongues, the descendants of Nimrod founded several cities (10:10-12). Next, we have a record of the cities of the Canaanites, Sidon, Gaza, Sodom, etc. (10:12, 19; 11:3, 9; 36:31-39). The earliest description of a city is that of Sodom (19:1-22). Damascus is said to be the oldest existing city in the world. Before the time of Abraham there were cities in Egypt (Num. 13:22). The Israelites in Egypt were employed in building the "treasure cities" of Pithom and Raamses (Ex. 1:11); but it does not seem that they had any cities of their own in Goshen (Gen. 46:34; 47:1-11). In the kingdom of Og in Bashan there were sixty "great cities with walls," and twenty-three cities in Gilead partly rebuilt by the tribes on the east of Jordan (Num. 21:21, 32, 33, 35; 32:1-3, 34-42; Deut. 3:4, 5, 14; 1 Kings 4:13). On the west of Jordan were thirty-one "royal cities" (Josh. 12), besides many others spoken of in the history of Israel. A fenced city was a city surrounded by fortifications and high walls, with watch-towers upon them (2 Chr. 11:11; Deut. 3:5). There was also within the city generally a tower to which the citizens might flee when danger threatened them (Judg. 9:46-52). A city with suburbs was a city surrounded with open pasture-grounds, such as the forty-eight cities which were given to the Levites (Num. 35:2-7). There were six cities of refuge, three on each side of Jordan, namely, Kadesh, Shechem, Hebron, on the west of Jordan; and on the east, Bezer, Ramoth-gilead, and Golan. The cities on each side of the river were nearly opposite each other. The regulations concerning these cities are given in Num. 35:9-34; Deut. 19:1-13; Ex. 21:12-14. When David reduced the fortress of the Jebusites which stood on Mount Zion, he built on the site of it a palace and a city, which he called by his own name (1 Chr. 11:5), the city of David. Bethlehem is also so called as being David's native town (Luke 2:4). Jerusalem is called the Holy City, the holiness of the temple being regarded as extending in some measure over the whole city (Neh. 11:1). Pithom and Raamses, built by the Israelites as "treasure cities," were not places where royal treasures were kept, but were fortified towns where merchants might store their goods and transact their business in safety, or cities in which munitions of war were stored. (See PITHOM.)
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