city

🇺🇸 /ˈsɪti/ 🇬🇧 /ˈsɪti/
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noun
A1

a large town with many people and buildings

The city has tall buildings and busy streets.

R

a town with special rights, often with a cathedral

This city has an old cathedral in the center.

R

a town given special rights by the government

The state made this town a city with special rights.

R

all the people living in a city

The whole city came to see the parade.

R

London's financial area or the people working there

The city's banks are in the old part of London.

R

used to say a place is full of something

This city is full of fun things to do.

translation

n. a large town with many people and buildings; a town with special rights, often with a cathedral; a town given special rights by the government; all the people living in a city; London's financial area or the people working there; used to say a place is full of something

Word Forms

Plural cities