Definitions for cities
cities

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1. citiesnoun

   Plural form of city.

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1. cities

   A city is a human settlement of notable size. It can be defined as a permanent and densely settled place with administratively defined boundaries whose members work primarily on non-agricultural tasks. Cities generally have extensive systems for housing, transportation, sanitation, utilities, land use, production of goods, and communication. Their density facilitates interaction between people, government organisations and businesses, sometimes benefiting different parties in the process, such as improving efficiency of goods and service distribution. Historically, city-dwellers have been a small proportion of humanity overall, but following two centuries of unprecedented and rapid urbanization, more than half of the world population now lives in cities, which has had profound consequences for global sustainability. Present-day cities usually form the core of larger metropolitan areas and urban areas—creating numerous commuters traveling towards city centres for employment, entertainment, and education. However, in a world of intensifying globalization, all cities are to varying degrees also connected globally beyond these regions. This increased influence means that cities also have significant influences on global issues, such as sustainable development, global warming, and global health. Because of these major influences on global issues, the international community has prioritized investment in sustainable cities through Sustainable Development Goal 11. Due to the efficiency of transportation and the smaller land consumption, dense cities hold the potential to have a smaller ecological footprint per inhabitant than more sparsely populated areas. Therefore, compact cities are often referred to as a crucial element of fighting climate change. However, this concentration can also have significant negative consequences, such as forming urban heat islands, concentrating pollution, and stressing water supplies and other resources. Other important traits of cities besides population include the capital status and relative continued occupation of the city. For example, country capitals such as Beijing, London, Mexico City, Moscow, Nairobi, New Delhi, Paris, Rome, Athens, Seoul, Singapore, Tokyo, Manila, and Washington, D.C. reflect the identity and apex of their respective nations. Some historic capitals, such as Kyoto and Xi'an, maintain their reflection of cultural identity even without modern capital status. Religious holy sites offer another example of capital status within a religion, Jerusalem, Mecca, Varanasi, Ayodhya, Haridwar and Prayagraj each hold significance.

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1. Cities

   of City

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1. Cities

   Cities is the third studio album by American alternative rock band Anberlin, released on February 20, 2007. The songs "Godspeed" and "The Unwinding Cable Car" were released as singles with accompanying music videos. The album debuted at #19 on the Billboard 200.

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1. Cities

   A large or important municipality of a country, usually a major metropolitan center.

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1. citiesnoun

   Plural noun of the word city.

   The intercity bus ran between the two cities frequently every day.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on March 29, 2020  

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'cities' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #2326

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'cities' in Written Corpus Frequency: #3983

Anagrams for cities »

1. iciest

How to pronounce cities?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of cities in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of cities in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of cities in a Sentence

1. Monica Araya:

   If you talk to citizens, entrepreneurs or investors in renewables, or people working on energy efficiency in cities, the conversation is all about the country we want to build... the cooperation we need, the collaborations we want.

2. Zhou Zhaocheng:

   We deliberately chose some outlets in the third- and fourth-tier cities, where many young people...can’t go home this year, we are trying to make people feel they are together, even though they are physically apart.

3. Benson Forer:

   And even the cities like Los Angeles -- look at what's happening. It's like -- look at what's happening. San Francisco. Take a look at what's going on, and we're going to have to step in and do something about it because we can't allow that to happen to our great cities. Los Angeles is Los Angeles. We can't allow Los Angeles to happen.

4. Miguel Diaz-Canel:

   We are prepared to do anything, we Anti-government protesters gather at the Maximo Gomez monument in Havana, Cuba, Sunday, July 11, 2021. Hundreds of demonstrators took to the streets in several cities in Cuba to protest against ongoing food shortages and high prices of foodstuffs. (AP Photo/Eliana Aponte) will be battling in the streets.

5. Liao Qun:

   Easing growth in first-tier cities is a good thing, preventing a bubble from inflating.

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References

1. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Cities
2. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cities
3. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cities
4. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=cities