Definition of city in English:

city

nounPlural cities ˈsɪtiˈsɪdi

1A large town.
one of Italy's most beautiful cities
as modifier the city council
Example sentencesExamples
- So can we have some sensible ideas for developing our city centre and outlying towns.
- Nearly every port city in the world has a substantial population of these rodents.
- Still, for all our differences country folk and city slickers posses one commonality.
- An influx of new shops and bars is set to bring the eastern part of the city centre alive.
- Since then it has toured 73 cities in 32 countries and attracted over 7.5 million viewers.
- She has been busy visiting cities across the country for the last couple of weeks.
- But we do not accept this fate with the torpor of other city dwellers.
- A torrent of people rushed from their office buildings throughout the capital, eager to leave a city under siege.
- The survey ranked mainland cities in terms of their commercial competitiveness for the year 2004.
- It is great to be able to follow all the events in your beautiful city as they occur.
- Edinburgh and Glasgow were yesterday celebrating after being named Britain's top tourist cities for the second year running.
- Nonetheless, I'm happy to leave the city of my birth at arms length for now.
- The city centre is a beautiful mixture of old and new, all of it tinted in a reddish pink.
- Was it in towns and cities, the countryside villages and shopping centres?
- Of course we ended up staying and exploring Rome because it is such a beautiful city.
- Stymied, city councilors considered other options including burning, shipping elsewhere and composting.
- Suburban sprawl surrounds the two major northern cities of Inverness and Aberdeen.
- The flip side of the coin is that hotels located in the heart of the city cost more.
- Is it any wonder that our town and city centres are blighted with multitudes of empty shops?
- His favourite is to take the city slickers out to see the Northern Lights.
Synonyms
town, municipality, metropolis, megalopolis
1. 1.1British A town created a city by charter and usually containing a cathedral.
  Synonyms
  town, municipality, metropolis, megalopolis
2. 1.2North American A municipal centre incorporated by the state or province.
  Synonyms
  town, municipality, metropolis, megalopolis
3. 1.3informal with modifier A place or situation characterized by a specified attribute.
  the staff were in turmoil—it was panic city
  Example sentencesExamples
  Anyway this girl on Saturday was on her way to hot date city.
  When we came out of the restaurant it was flashbulb city and you can't see a thing.
2
short for City of London
1. 2.1 The financial and commercial institutions located in the City of London.
  the Budget got a stony reception from the City
  as modifier a City analyst
  Example sentencesExamples
  Rose, who is originally from London, used to work in the heart of the City.
  He works for a bank in the City and set the website up a month ago.
  Reaction in the City was on the cool side, as it also tended to be in Europe.
  Whenever a house in W11 comes up for sale, it is paid for by millions made on Wall Street or in the City.
  Originally from Ilford in Essex, he moved from a lucrative City job to New York in 1990.

Derivatives

cityward

adjective ˈsɪtɪwədˈsɪdiˌwərd

Directed or going towards a city.
the cityward migration of rural American youth
Example sentencesExamples
- In contrast to the views from the Nature Trail which face south and cityward, these are mostly east over wilderness.
- Still she kept her face cityward and avoided eye contact with the gatekeepers.
- Fertility rates will continue to decline in most cities, as will the pace of cityward migration.

citywards

adverb ˈsɪtɪwədˈsɪdiˌwərd

Towards or in the direction of a city.
they trekked cityward every day

Origin

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 English burh '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.

This is from Old French cite, from Latin civitas, from civis ‘citizen’. From the same root come civic (mid 16th century), civility (Late Middle English), civilian (Late Middle English), and civilization (early 18th century).

Rhymes

banditti, bitty, chitty, committee, ditty, gritty, intercity, kitty, megacity, nitty-gritty, Pitti, pity, pretty, slitty, smriti, spitty, vittae, witty

Definition of city in US English:

city

nounˈsɪdiˈsidē

1A large town.
one of Italy's most beautiful cities
as modifier the city council
Example sentencesExamples
- But we do not accept this fate with the torpor of other city dwellers.
- Stymied, city councilors considered other options including burning, shipping elsewhere and composting.
- Was it in towns and cities, the countryside villages and shopping centres?
- An influx of new shops and bars is set to bring the eastern part of the city centre alive.
- Of course we ended up staying and exploring Rome because it is such a beautiful city.
- She has been busy visiting cities across the country for the last couple of weeks.
- It is great to be able to follow all the events in your beautiful city as they occur.
- Edinburgh and Glasgow were yesterday celebrating after being named Britain's top tourist cities for the second year running.
- Suburban sprawl surrounds the two major northern cities of Inverness and Aberdeen.
- The city centre is a beautiful mixture of old and new, all of it tinted in a reddish pink.
- The flip side of the coin is that hotels located in the heart of the city cost more.
- Still, for all our differences country folk and city slickers posses one commonality.
- Nonetheless, I'm happy to leave the city of my birth at arms length for now.
- His favourite is to take the city slickers out to see the Northern Lights.
- Is it any wonder that our town and city centres are blighted with multitudes of empty shops?
- So can we have some sensible ideas for developing our city centre and outlying towns.
- Since then it has toured 73 cities in 32 countries and attracted over 7.5 million viewers.
- The survey ranked mainland cities in terms of their commercial competitiveness for the year 2004.
- A torrent of people rushed from their office buildings throughout the capital, eager to leave a city under siege.
- Nearly every port city in the world has a substantial population of these rodents.
Synonyms
town, municipality, metropolis, megalopolis
1. 1.1North American An incorporated municipal center.
  Synonyms
  town, municipality, metropolis, megalopolis
2. 1.2informal with modifier A place or situation characterized by a specified attribute.
  panic city
  Example sentencesExamples
  When we came out of the restaurant it was flashbulb city and you can't see a thing.
  Anyway this girl on Saturday was on her way to hot date city.
2the City
short for City of London
1. 2.1the City The financial and commercial institutions located in the City of London.
  Example sentencesExamples
  Whenever a house in W11 comes up for sale, it is paid for by millions made on Wall Street or in the City.
  He works for a bank in the City and set the website up a month ago.
  Reaction in the City was on the cool side, as it also tended to be in Europe.
  Rose, who is originally from London, used to work in the heart of the City.
  Originally from Ilford in Essex, he moved from a lucrative City job to New York in 1990.

Origin

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 English burh ‘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.

单词	city
释义	Definition of city in English: city nounPlural cities ˈsɪtiˈsɪdi 1A large town. one of Italy's most beautiful cities as modifier the city council Example sentencesExamples So can we have some sensible ideas for developing our city centre and outlying towns. Nearly every port city in the world has a substantial population of these rodents. Still, for all our differences country folk and city slickers posses one commonality. An influx of new shops and bars is set to bring the eastern part of the city centre alive. Since then it has toured 73 cities in 32 countries and attracted over 7.5 million viewers. She has been busy visiting cities across the country for the last couple of weeks. But we do not accept this fate with the torpor of other city dwellers. A torrent of people rushed from their office buildings throughout the capital, eager to leave a city under siege. The survey ranked mainland cities in terms of their commercial competitiveness for the year 2004. It is great to be able to follow all the events in your beautiful city as they occur. Edinburgh and Glasgow were yesterday celebrating after being named Britain's top tourist cities for the second year running. Nonetheless, I'm happy to leave the city of my birth at arms length for now. The city centre is a beautiful mixture of old and new, all of it tinted in a reddish pink. Was it in towns and cities, the countryside villages and shopping centres? Of course we ended up staying and exploring Rome because it is such a beautiful city. Stymied, city councilors considered other options including burning, shipping elsewhere and composting. Suburban sprawl surrounds the two major northern cities of Inverness and Aberdeen. The flip side of the coin is that hotels located in the heart of the city cost more. Is it any wonder that our town and city centres are blighted with multitudes of empty shops? His favourite is to take the city slickers out to see the Northern Lights. Synonyms town, municipality, metropolis, megalopolis 1.1British A town created a city by charter and usually containing a cathedral. Synonyms town, municipality, metropolis, megalopolis 1.2North American A municipal centre incorporated by the state or province. Synonyms town, municipality, metropolis, megalopolis 1.3informal with modifier A place or situation characterized by a specified attribute. the staff were in turmoil—it was panic city Example sentencesExamples Anyway this girl on Saturday was on her way to hot date city. When we came out of the restaurant it was flashbulb city and you can't see a thing. 2 short for City of London 2.1 The financial and commercial institutions located in the City of London. the Budget got a stony reception from the City as modifier a City analyst Example sentencesExamples Rose, who is originally from London, used to work in the heart of the City. He works for a bank in the City and set the website up a month ago. Reaction in the City was on the cool side, as it also tended to be in Europe. Whenever a house in W11 comes up for sale, it is paid for by millions made on Wall Street or in the City. Originally from Ilford in Essex, he moved from a lucrative City job to New York in 1990. Derivatives cityward adjective ˈsɪtɪwədˈsɪdiˌwərd Directed or going towards a city. the cityward migration of rural American youth Example sentencesExamples In contrast to the views from the Nature Trail which face south and cityward, these are mostly east over wilderness. Still she kept her face cityward and avoided eye contact with the gatekeepers. Fertility rates will continue to decline in most cities, as will the pace of cityward migration. citywards adverb ˈsɪtɪwədˈsɪdiˌwərd Towards or in the direction of a city. they trekked cityward every day Origin 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 English burh '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. This is from Old French cite, from Latin civitas, from civis ‘citizen’. From the same root come civic (mid 16th century), civility (Late Middle English), civilian (Late Middle English), and civilization (early 18th century). Rhymes banditti, bitty, chitty, committee, ditty, gritty, intercity, kitty, megacity, nitty-gritty, Pitti, pity, pretty, slitty, smriti, spitty, vittae, witty Definition of city in US English: city nounˈsɪdiˈsidē 1A large town. one of Italy's most beautiful cities as modifier the city council Example sentencesExamples But we do not accept this fate with the torpor of other city dwellers. Stymied, city councilors considered other options including burning, shipping elsewhere and composting. Was it in towns and cities, the countryside villages and shopping centres? An influx of new shops and bars is set to bring the eastern part of the city centre alive. Of course we ended up staying and exploring Rome because it is such a beautiful city. She has been busy visiting cities across the country for the last couple of weeks. It is great to be able to follow all the events in your beautiful city as they occur. Edinburgh and Glasgow were yesterday celebrating after being named Britain's top tourist cities for the second year running. Suburban sprawl surrounds the two major northern cities of Inverness and Aberdeen. The city centre is a beautiful mixture of old and new, all of it tinted in a reddish pink. The flip side of the coin is that hotels located in the heart of the city cost more. Still, for all our differences country folk and city slickers posses one commonality. Nonetheless, I'm happy to leave the city of my birth at arms length for now. His favourite is to take the city slickers out to see the Northern Lights. Is it any wonder that our town and city centres are blighted with multitudes of empty shops? So can we have some sensible ideas for developing our city centre and outlying towns. Since then it has toured 73 cities in 32 countries and attracted over 7.5 million viewers. The survey ranked mainland cities in terms of their commercial competitiveness for the year 2004. A torrent of people rushed from their office buildings throughout the capital, eager to leave a city under siege. Nearly every port city in the world has a substantial population of these rodents. Synonyms town, municipality, metropolis, megalopolis 1.1North American An incorporated municipal center. Synonyms town, municipality, metropolis, megalopolis 1.2informal with modifier A place or situation characterized by a specified attribute. panic city Example sentencesExamples When we came out of the restaurant it was flashbulb city and you can't see a thing. Anyway this girl on Saturday was on her way to hot date city. 2the City short for City of London 2.1the City The financial and commercial institutions located in the City of London. Example sentencesExamples Whenever a house in W11 comes up for sale, it is paid for by millions made on Wall Street or in the City. He works for a bank in the City and set the website up a month ago. Reaction in the City was on the cool side, as it also tended to be in Europe. Rose, who is originally from London, used to work in the heart of the City. Originally from Ilford in Essex, he moved from a lucrative City job to New York in 1990. Origin 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 English burh ‘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.
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