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1. (n.) city
a large or important town.
2. city
(in the U.S.) an incorporated municipality, usu. governed by a mayor and council.
3. city
the inhabitants of a city collectively:
The entire city is celebrating.
4. city
(in Canada) a municipality of high rank, usu. based on population.
5. city
(in Great Britain) a borough, usu. the seat of a bishop, having its title conferred by the Crown.
6. city
the City, the commercial and financial area of London, England.
7. city
a city-state.
8. city
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The party last night was Action City. That guy is dull city.
Etymology: (1175–1225; ME cite < AF, OF cite(t) < L cīvitātem, acc. of cīvitās citizenry, town =cīvi(s) citizen +-tās -ty2)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) city, metropolis, urban center
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
"Ancient Troy was a great city"
2. (noun) city
an incorporated administrative district established by state charter
"the city raised the tax rate"
3. (noun) city, metropolis
people living in a large densely populated municipality
"the city voted for Republicans in 1994"
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1. (noun) city
a large town
the city of London/New York; a capital/major city
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (adj) city
of or pertaining to a city
2. (noun) city
a large town
3. (noun) city
a corporate town; in the United States, a town or collective body of inhabitants, incorporated and governed by a mayor and aldermen or a city council consisting of a board of aldermen and a common council; in Great Britain, a town corporate, which is or has been the seat of a bishop, or the capital of his see
4. (noun) city
the collective body of citizens, or inhabitants of a city
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The Roycroft Dictionary |
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city
1. Any place where men have builded a jail, a bagnio, a gallows, a morgue, a church, a hospital, a saloon, and laid out a cemetery--hence a center of life.
2. A herding region; any part of the earth where ignorance and stupidity integrate, agglomerate and breed.
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Sense: a very large town.
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 Afrikaans: stad |
 Arabic: مَدينَه |
 Bulgarian: голям град |
 Brazilian: cidade |
 Czech: velkoměsto |
 German: die (Groß-)Stadt |
 Danish: by |
 Greek: μεγαλούπολη |
 Spanish: ciudad |
 Estonian: suurlinn |
 Farsi: شهر |
 Finnish: kaupunki |
 French: grande ville |
 Hebrew: עִיר |
 Hindi: शहर |
 Croatian: grad |
 Hungarian: nagyváros |
 Indonesian: kota |
 Icelandic: stórborg |
 Italian: città |
 Japanese: 都市 |
 Korean: 도시 |
 Lithuanian: didmiestis |
 Latvian: lielpilsēta |
 Malay: bandar raya |
 Dutch: stad |
 Norwegian: by(kommune) |
 Polish: duże miasto |
 Persian: شهر |
 Pashto: ښار |
 Portuguese: cidade |
 Romanian: oraş |
 Russian: город |
 Slovak: (veľké) mesto |
 Slovenian: (vele)mesto |
 Serbian: grad |
 Swedish: [stor]stad |
 Thai: เมืองใหญ่ |
 Turkish: şehir, kent |
 Taiwanese: 城市 |
 Ukrainian: велике місто |
 Urdu: بہت بڑا شہر |
 Vietnamese: đô thị |
 Chinese: 城市 |
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