- any large town or populous place
- (in Britain) a large town that has received this title from the Crown: usually the seat of a bishop
- (in the US) an incorporated urban centre with its own government and administration established by state charter
- (in Canada) a similar urban municipality incorporated by the provincial government
- the people of a city collectively
- (modifier) in or characteristic of a city: a city girl, city habits
Related adjective(s): civic, urban, municipal
Etymology: 13th Century: from Old French cité, from Latin cīvitās citizenship, state, from cīvis citizen