city

noun

ˈsi-tē How to pronounce city (audio)
Definition of citynext
as in town
a thickly settled, highly populated area commuters who drive every day between their homes in the suburbs and their jobs in the city

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Recent Examples of city With all that growth, new development has expanded farther and farther into the fire-prone scrubland surrounding the Sierra Nevada foothills city just across the California border. — Los Angeles Times, 26 Aug. 2026 That investigation found Brown's former law firm had been awarded a city contract to defend Denver in two employment lawsuits, with WTO lawyers billing $800 an hour. — Brian Maass, CBS News, 26 Aug. 2026 Examples include coastal shell mirrors in a city home, Eiffel Tower lamps, or farmhouse signs. — Angelika Pokovba, Martha Stewart, 26 Aug. 2026 This ancient city a few hundred miles northwest of Shanghai is known for a couple of things – bonsai and centenarians. — New Atlas, 26 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for city
Recent Examples of Synonyms for city
  1. town
  2. metropolis
  3. municipality
Noun
  • At least 165 people have been killed, and hundreds more are missing after catastrophic floods swept through towns and valleys along the border between Nepal and China's Tibet region.
    — Jennifer Jett, NBC news, 27 Aug. 2026
  • Last awards season, the gossip around town, salacious and disturbing in equal measure, was that hotel suites all over Hollywood were populated by tailors taking in gowns coming straight off the runway.
    — Marti Noxon, HollywoodReporter, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of town
Noun
  • Johannesburg’s Cultural Evolution Johannesburg (also known as Joburg or Jozi) is South Africa’s largest metropolis and the epicenter of its complex cultural evolution.
    — Paul Jebara, Condé Nast Traveler, 27 Aug. 2026
  • Its capital, Panama City, is a thriving metropolis largely powered by industries stemming from the Panama Canal, like banking and maritime services.
    — DeMarco Williams, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of metropolis
Noun
  • Naalakkersuisut and Greenland's municipalities are developing zoning rules under the Tourism Act that would establish which areas are open to cruise tourism and which would face restrictions, according to the release.
    — Kelly McGreal, FOXNews.com, 23 Aug. 2026
  • Nearly 80% of the people in this rural municipality live in poverty.
    — Alfredo Sosa, Christian Science Monitor, 22 Aug. 2026
Definition of municipality

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“City.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/city. Accessed 30 Aug. 2026.

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