city

noun, often attributive

\ ˈsi-tē

plural cities

Definition of city

1a : an inhabited place of greater size, population, or importance than a town or village We spent the weekend in the city.

b : an incorporated British town usually of major size or importance having the status of an episcopal see

c capitalized

(1) : the financial district of London

(2) : the influential financial interests of the British economy

d : a usually large or important municipality in the U.S. governed under a charter granted by the state

e : an incorporated municipal unit of the highest class in Canada

2 : city-state

3 : the people of a city The city rebelled against the oppressive government.

4 slang : a thing, event, or situation that is strongly characterized by a specified quintessential feature or quality The movie was shoot-out city. Getting lost in the maze was panic city.

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Examples of city in a Sentence

major cities like London, Tokyo, and Rome The city is working to make the streets safer. a lawsuit against the city

Recent Examples on the Web

The city has fought against tightening the caps on the grounds that revenues fluctuate wildly under different economic conditions and the years of big revenue growth are needed to compensate for slow periods when revenues drop. — Gilbert Garcia, ExpressNews.com, "Legislative session provided San Antonio some big wins," 7 June 2019 One of the busiest streets in Wisconsin’s largest city will turn into an outdoor art gallery when Sculpture Milwaukee makes its official debut Friday. — Lori Rackl, chicagotribune.com, "Bigger than ever, Sculpture Milwaukee unveils this summer's 20-plus pieces of public art," 7 June 2019 New Britain police are searching for a vandal or vandals who defaced the city’s Borinqueneers Monument on Thursday evening and the New Britain Latino Coalition has launched a fundraising campaign to make repairs. — Zach Murdock, courant.com, "Borinqueneers Monument vandalized in New Britain, GoFundMe created to make repairs," 7 June 2019 And would Les Bleues be able to drum up more attention in a city that was surprisingly lacking in visible evidence that a Women's World Cup was about to start? — Grant Wahl, SI.com, "France's Opening Statement Impossible to Ignore at Women's World Cup," 7 June 2019 What does that kind of starchitecture cluster mean for a person experiencing the city? — Julia Wick, latimes.com, "Essential California: A new face for the La Brea Tar Pits on a changing Wilshire Boulevard," 7 June 2019 Importantly, the companies are based in cities with strong protections for union organizing. — Paul Farhi, Washington Post, "Vox Media employees walk off the job in day-long effort to win new union contract," 7 June 2019 And second, American sports owners know that if one city provides underwhelming profitability, there are always a dozen other metropolitan areas that are potentially willing to build you a new stadium. — Mark Goodman, The Denver Post, "Backpass: Wins are fixing the Rapids’ serious attendance problem in Commerce City," 7 June 2019 And anyone is welcome at Big Momma's or any of the city's other soul food restaurants. — Bailey Loosemore, The Courier-Journal, "Sunday dinners at Louisville's black-owned restaurants 'keep that culture going'," 7 June 2019

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