city

Main Entry:: city
Pronunciation:: \ˈsi-tē\
Function:: noun
Inflected Form(s):: plural cit·ies
Usage:: often attributive
Etymology:: Middle English citie large or small town, from Anglo-French cité, from Medieval Latin civitat-, civitas, from Latin, citizenship, state, city of Rome, from civis citizen — more at hind
Date:: 13th century

1 a: an inhabited place of greater size, population, or importance than a town or village b: an incorporated British town usually of major size or importance having the status of an episcopal see ccapitalized (1): the financial district of London (2): the influential financial interests of the British economy d: a usually large or important municipality in the United States governed under a charter granted by the state e: an incorporated municipal unit of the highest class in Canada2: city-state3: the people of a city4slang : a thing, event, or situation that is strongly characterized by a specified quintessential feature or quality <the movie was shoot-out city>

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