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

For decades, Israel depended on Russia and other sources for fuel, while its industries and homes relied on coal and oil power plants that blanketed its cities with smog. — Clifford Krauss, New York Times, "Israel’s Energy Dilemma: More Natural Gas Than It Can Use or Export," 5 July 2019 Reuters/Stringer Shanghai’s residents are reeling from the mandatory trash-sorting rules their city just adopted as China works toward beefing up its recycling rates. — Echo Huang, Quartz, "“What kind of rubbish are you?”: China’s first serious trash-sorting rule is driving Shanghai crazy," 5 July 2019 One wanted to help Texans 65 and older, their surviving spouses and disabled people with an across-the-board tax freeze, not just school taxes, but city, county, hospital and college districts, too. — Dallas News, "This is how Texas lawmakers avoided true property tax reform and instead gave us fluff and stuff," 5 July 2019 At 20, Dyer was a bright-eyed NYU sophomore just starting to explore her love of language, art, and her dream city when she was tapped by Netflix for a top-secret new project and shipped to Atlanta for half the year to film. — Ariana Romero, refinery29.com, "Stranger Things Star Natalia Dyer On The Upside-Down Of Fame," 4 July 2019 This is a disgrace to Islamic world indeed,God will protect his city from evils. — Martha Ross, The Mercury News, "Nicki Minaj’s Saudi Arabia concert confuses, angers fans and others: ‘No one in Saudi Arabia googled Nicki Minaj did they?’," 3 July 2019 If the young are pointlessly killing themselves for their city, what more is there to be done? — Jiayang Fan, The New Yorker, "The Disillusion and Frustration of a New Generation is Fuelling Hong Kong’s Protests," 3 July 2019 This deal is expected to bring more than 500 jobs and significant investment to our city. — Shawn Windsor, Detroit Free Press, "Like it or not, Nike's 'Betsy Ross' controversy shows politics in sports here to stay," 3 July 2019 This deal is expected to bring more than 500 jobs and significant investment to our city. — Kate Gibson, CBS News, "Arizona city will still pay Nike millions to help open plant there," 3 July 2019

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