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noun, plural cit·ies.
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.
EXPAND(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,
a.
the major metropolitan center of a region; downtown: I'm going to the City to buy clothes and see a show.
b.
the commercial and financial area of London, England.
7.
a city-state.
8.
COLLAPSE(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.
Origin:
1175–1225; Middle English cite < Anglo-French, Old French cite(t) < Latin cīvitāt- (stem of cīvitās) citizenry, town, equivalent to cīvi(s) citizen + -tāt- -ty2
1175–1225; Middle English cite < Anglo-French, Old French cite(t) < Latin cīvitāt- (stem of cīvitās) citizenry, town, equivalent to cīvi(s) citizen + -tāt- -ty2
Related forms
cit·y·less, adjective
cit·y·like, adjective
in·ter·cit·y, adjective
min·i·cit·y, noun, plural -cit·ies.
out·cit·y, noun, plural -cit·ies.
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Etymonline
Word Origin & History
city
early 13c., from O.Fr. cite, in medieval usage a cathedral town, but originally meaning any settlement, regardless of size (distinction from town is 14c., though in English it always seems to have ranked above borough), from earlier citet, from L. civitatem (nom. civitas) orig. "citizenship, community
EXPANDof citizens," from civis "townsman," from PIE base *kei- "to lie, homestead." The L. word for "city" was urbs, but a resident was civis. Civitas seems to have replaced urbs as Rome (the ultimate urbs) lost its prestige. City hall first recorded 1670s; city slicker first recorded 1924 (see slick); both Amer.Eng. Inner city first attested 1968.
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