city
IPA: sˈɪti
noun
- A large settlement, bigger than a town; sometimes with a specific legal definition, depending on the place.
- (UK) A settlement granted special status by royal charter or letters patent; traditionally, a settlement with a cathedral regardless of size.
- (Australia) The central business district; downtown.
- (slang) A large amount of something (used after the noun).
- (soccer, informal) Manchester City Football Club, an English football club.
- (UK) The City of London, the historic core of London where the Roman settlement of Londinium was established.
- (UK) The United Kingdom's financial industries, which are principally based in the City of London.
- (New York) The borough of Manhattan, the historic core of New York.
- Any of several other cities in metropolitan areas (such as San Francisco).
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Examples of "city" in Sentences
- The capital is the city of Saga.
- The capital of the region is the city of Dodoma.
- The city of Chiniot is the capital of the district.
- The capital of the district is the city of Poldasht.
- The city is known as the culinary capital of France.
- The capital city of the planet is the city of Piassu.
- The city of Jacobabad is the capital of the District.
- The capital of Eisande and akin to the city of Marseilles.
- The city is the financial and cultural capital of the Azerbaijan.
- The city is the financial and cultural capital of the Netherlands.