city

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Alternative forms 1.2 Etymology 1.3 Pronunciation 1.4 Adjective 1.4.1 Synonyms 1.4.2 Translations 1.5 Noun 1.5.1 Derived terms 1.5.2 Related terms 1.5.3 Translations 1.6 Proper noun 1.7 See also 2 Italian 2.1 Etymology 2.2 Noun 2.2.1 Derived terms

[edit] English

Wikipedia

[edit] Alternative forms

• cyte (13th - 16th centuries)

[edit] Etymology

From Middle English cite < Old French cité < Latin civitas ("a union of citizens", "a citizenry").

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈsɪti/, SAMPA: /"sIti/
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  Rhymes: -ɪti

• Hyphenation: cit‧y

[edit] Adjective

city

1. public; belonging to a city; of a city
2. urban

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• civic
• municipal

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[edit] Noun

city (plural cities)

1. A large settlement, bigger than a town. In Europe a city is a place that had succeeded in obtaining the right to build a city wall, a belfort, etc., from the nobility.

[edit] Derived terms

Look at pages starting with city.

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• civic
• civil

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[edit] Proper noun

Singular the city

Plural -

the city

1. (in Northern California, US) San Francisco.
2. (in New York City, US) Manhattan.

[edit] See also

• metropolis
• megalopolis
• megacity

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[edit] Italian

[edit] Etymology

English

[edit] Noun

city f. inv.

1. city (financial district of a city)

[edit] Derived terms

• city bike
• city car
• city manager