city

noun

ˈsi-tē

plural cities

often attributive

: an inhabited place of greater size, population, or importance than a town or village

We spent the weekend in the city.

: an incorporated British town usually of major size or importance having the status of an episcopal see

c capitalized

(1)

: the financial district of London

(2)

: the influential financial interests of the British economy

: a usually large or important municipality in the U.S. governed under a charter granted by the state

: an incorporated municipal unit of the highest class in Canada

: city-state

: the people of a city

The city rebelled against the oppressive government.

slang : a thing, event, or situation that is strongly characterized by a specified quintessential feature or quality

The movie was shoot-out city.

Getting lost in the maze was panic city.

Example Sentences

major cities like London, Tokyo, and Rome The city is working to make the streets safer. a lawsuit against the city

Recent Examples on the Web In Utah's Salt Lake City - a city at more than 4,000 feet elevation - temperatures were about 20 degrees higher than normal, hitting 105 on Tuesday, the hottest September day recorded going back to 1874.

CBS News, 7 Sep. 2022 Fair Lakes, a development west of Fairfax, Va., is like a little city.

Laura Scudder, Washington Post, 7 Sep. 2022 Nona Faustine New York, for all its bluster and glitz, is also a city of ghosts.

Christina Pérez, ELLE, 7 Sep. 2022 Erie, a city in Pennsylvania’s northwest where lakefront bars dot a shoreline that looks out at bobbing jet skis and flag-flying fishing boats, is home to a long union tradition that was for years synonymous with voting Democratic.

Los Angeles Times, 7 Sep. 2022 Tour Rodin's sculptures—plus works by the likes of Van Gogh and Renoir—inside, then stroll the lush gardens, whose tall hedges belie its location in a bustling city.

Hadley Keller, House Beautiful, 6 Sep. 2022 Urmia is a city in West Azerbaijan Province of Iran where Hengaw monitors human rights violations.

Benjamin Weinthal, Fox News, 6 Sep. 2022 The film's portrayal of the afterlife of the civil rights movement -- a city still scarred by segregation, poverty and racial discrimination -- mirrored my own experiences.

Peniel E. Joseph, CNN, 6 Sep. 2022 In Bessemer, a city of about 1,800 people that's 6 miles from the resort, news of the sale has been met with enthusiasm from skiers and local businesses that rely on tourism, said Terry Kryshak, a member of the Bessemer city council.

Karl Ebert, Journal Sentinel, 6 Sep. 2022 See More

city

noun

as in town

a thickly settled, highly populated area commuters who drive every day between their homes in the suburbs and their jobs in the city

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单词	city
释义	city noun ˈsi-tē plural cities often attributive 1 a : an inhabited place of greater size, population, or importance than a town or village We spent the weekend in the city. b : an incorporated British town usually of major size or importance having the status of an episcopal see c capitalized (1) : the financial district of London (2) : the influential financial interests of the British economy d : a usually large or important municipality in the U.S. governed under a charter granted by the state e : an incorporated municipal unit of the highest class in Canada 2 : city-state 3 : the people of a city The city rebelled against the oppressive government. 4 slang : a thing, event, or situation that is strongly characterized by a specified quintessential feature or quality The movie was shoot-out city. Getting lost in the maze was panic city. Synonyms asphalt jungle burg cosmopolis megacity megalopolis metropolis municipality town See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences major cities like London, Tokyo, and Rome The city is working to make the streets safer. a lawsuit against the city Recent Examples on the Web In Utah's Salt Lake City - a city at more than 4,000 feet elevation - temperatures were about 20 degrees higher than normal, hitting 105 on Tuesday, the hottest September day recorded going back to 1874. CBS News, 7 Sep. 2022 Fair Lakes, a development west of Fairfax, Va., is like a little city. Laura Scudder, Washington Post, 7 Sep. 2022 Nona Faustine New York, for all its bluster and glitz, is also a city of ghosts. Christina Pérez, ELLE, 7 Sep. 2022 Erie, a city in Pennsylvania’s northwest where lakefront bars dot a shoreline that looks out at bobbing jet skis and flag-flying fishing boats, is home to a long union tradition that was for years synonymous with voting Democratic. Los Angeles Times, 7 Sep. 2022 Tour Rodin's sculptures—plus works by the likes of Van Gogh and Renoir—inside, then stroll the lush gardens, whose tall hedges belie its location in a bustling city. Hadley Keller, House Beautiful, 6 Sep. 2022 Urmia is a city in West Azerbaijan Province of Iran where Hengaw monitors human rights violations. Benjamin Weinthal, Fox News, 6 Sep. 2022 The film's portrayal of the afterlife of the civil rights movement -- a city still scarred by segregation, poverty and racial discrimination -- mirrored my own experiences. Peniel E. Joseph, CNN, 6 Sep. 2022 In Bessemer, a city of about 1,800 people that's 6 miles from the resort, news of the sale has been met with enthusiasm from skiers and local businesses that rely on tourism, said Terry Kryshak, a member of the Bessemer city council. Karl Ebert, Journal Sentinel, 6 Sep. 2022 See More Word History Etymology Middle English citie large or small town, from Anglo-French cité, from Medieval Latin civitat-, civitas, from Latin, citizenship, state, city of Rome, from civis citizen — more at hind First Known Use 13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a Phrases Containing city anti-city big-city central city city centre city council city clerk city manager city-state city room city planning free city edge city garden city sister city tent city open city inner city the city city desk core city fat city independent city city hall city slicker holy city inter-city the big city city father city editor See More anti-city big-city central city city centre city council city clerk city manager city-state city room city planning free city edge city garden city sister city tent city open city inner city the city city desk core city fat city independent city city hall city slicker holy city inter-city the big city city father city editor See More Kids Definition city noun ˈsi-tē plural cities 1 : a place in which people live and work that is larger than a town 2 : the people of a city The whole city was excited about the football game. city noun as in town a thickly settled, highly populated area commuters who drive every day between their homes in the suburbs and their jobs in the city Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance town metropolis municipality suburb megalopolis burg cosmopolis megacity borough downtown asphalt jungle suburbia conurbation midtown urban sprawl garden city central city exurb inner city core city edge city Phrases Containing city city slicker city slicker
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city

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