old cityn.

Brit.

/ˌəʊl(d) ˈsɪti/, U.S.

/ˈoʊl(d) ˌsɪdi/

Forms: also with capital initials.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: old adj., city n.

Etymology: < old adj. + city n. Compare earlier old town n.

The oldest part or historic centre of a city, usually contained within its modern limits. Cf. old town n. and old adj. 11c.

ΘΚΠ

society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > district in relation to human occupation > town as opposed to country > town or city > part of town or city > [noun] > older part

old town1599

old city1869

1673 J. Ray Observ. Journey Low-countries 305 We came to the old City called anciently Melita after the name of the Island... The new City, as being more conveniently situate, daily draining away..its inhabitants.]

1869 L. M. Alcott Little Women II. xiv. 202 ‘Dirty old hole, isn't it?’ he added, with a sniff of disgust, as they drove along the boulevard to the Place Napoleon, in the old city.

1933 F. De L. Leete Palestine vii. 75 The old city [of Jerusalem], as enclosed by Suleiman the Magnificent in 1542, covers little more than two hundred acres of ground.

1992 Time 27 July 52/2 The Barri Gòtic, or Old City, of Barcelona,..contains in its winding alleys more functioning Gothic structures than any other such enclave in Europe.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	old city
释义	old cityn. Brit. /ˌəʊl(d) ˈsɪti/, U.S. /ˈoʊl(d) ˌsɪdi/ Forms: also with capital initials. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: old adj., city n. Etymology: < old adj. + city n. Compare earlier old town n. The oldest part or historic centre of a city, usually contained within its modern limits. Cf. old town n. and old adj. 11c. ΘΚΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > district in relation to human occupation > town as opposed to country > town or city > part of town or city > [noun] > older part old town1599 old city1869 1673 J. Ray Observ. Journey Low-countries 305 We came to the old City called anciently Melita after the name of the Island... The new City, as being more conveniently situate, daily draining away..its inhabitants.] 1869 L. M. Alcott Little Women II. xiv. 202 ‘Dirty old hole, isn't it?’ he added, with a sniff of disgust, as they drove along the boulevard to the Place Napoleon, in the old city. 1933 F. De L. Leete Palestine vii. 75 The old city [of Jerusalem], as enclosed by Suleiman the Magnificent in 1542, covers little more than two hundred acres of ground. 1992 Time 27 July 52/2 The Barri Gòtic, or Old City, of Barcelona,..contains in its winding alleys more functioning Gothic structures than any other such enclave in Europe. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1869
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