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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024cit•y /ˈsɪti/USA pronunciation n. [countable], pl. cit•ies. - Governmenta large or important town:She hated life in the city.
- Government[usually singular] the people who live in a city thought of as a group: The entire city is celebrating the arrival of the astronauts.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024cit•y (sit′ē),USA pronunciation n., pl. cit•ies. - Governmenta large or important town.
- Government(in the U.S.) an incorporated municipality, usually governed by a mayor and a board of aldermen or councilmen.
- Governmentthe inhabitants of a city collectively:The entire city is mourning his death.
- Government(in Canada) a municipality of high rank, usually based on population.
- Government(in Great Britain) a borough, usually the seat of a bishop, upon which the dignity of the title has been conferred by the crown.
- Government the City:
- the major metropolitan center of a region;
downtown:I'm going to the City to buy clothes and see a show. - the commercial and financial area of London, England.
- Governmenta city-state.
- Slang Terms(often cap.) 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.
- Latin cīvitāt- (stem of cīvitās) citizenry, town, equivalent. to cīvi(s) citizen + -tāt- -ty2
- Anglo-French, Old French cite(t)
- Middle English cite 1175–1225
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged See community.
city, + n. - Slang Terms([often cap. ) 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.
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