city
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1.0
- noun
- /ˈsɪti/
- New York city is known for its towering skyscrapers and vibrant culture.
- big city
- large city
- city street
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Watch on YouTubeDo people love your city, yes or no?
- Do people love your city, yes or no?
- And help me, it's a city close by Detroit.
- I believe the people of this great city should not drown.
- It's one of the great cities in history.
- So how is this city going to be described?
- As in in our big cities, drugs is a huge problem.
- You can't keep the wealth that's in your city from going away.
- But I do miss that city, man, you know, Yeah.
- He goes to another city to buy drugs.
- He was going to create the first city lit by electricity.
- What a great Food City, I love New Orleans.
- And the result is a great city seems to be dying.
- Now there's a ticket for to your city and buy get out.
Examples
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The mayor wants foot patrols in the city.
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Venice is the most special city in the world.
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Do people love your city, yes or no?
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It's one of the great cities in history.
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Now entrance to the city will be free.
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Some of the best food in the city.
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I want you to make up a prayer for the city of Chicago.
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Ask yourself, if you were founding a city, where would you begin?
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She moved to his city to be near him.
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The cultural fusion is woven into life in the city and all of southern Arizona.
Academic text (2011)
Synonyms
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2.7
A place with many people and buildings like a city
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4.4
A town or city that has its own local government and the people who run it
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2.4
An area where many people live, like a city or town
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3.4
A large city where many people live and work
Idioms
- Informal
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8.5
To try to challenge the government or people in power when success seems unlikely
Compounds
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2.4
A group of elected people who run a city and make its laws and manage its money
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3.2
The central part of a city where many poor people live and social problems happen
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1.3
The capital of Utah near the Great Salt Lake and home to the main offices of the Mormon Church
- Specialized
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3.5
A person appointed, not elected, to run a city's daily government work
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3.0
A university in a large city that gives students practical courses and links to local jobs
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4.1
A very small independent state inside Rome where the Pope lives and the Catholic Church is based
- Informal
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A person from a city who seems well dressed and not used to country life
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2.8
A part of a city, like a neighbourhood, used for local government or shown on maps
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4.1
A small historic area in central London that is the main financial district with its own local government and police
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4.6
A city in northern Michigan on a bay of Lake Michigan popular with visitors and known for cherries
- Specialized
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3.3
Designing and managing how buildings, roads, and public spaces are placed in a city
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1.8
A city that is the capital of the province of Quebec in Canada, known for French-speaking people and old buildings
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4.4
A common name for Denver, the capital of Colorado, because it is about one mile above sea level
- Formal
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6.8
A formal speech by the mayor about the city's situation and future plans
- Literature
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8.8
A sacred, perfect place like Heaven where God lives, often in Christian writing
- Literature
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9.6
A perfect, peaceful place often shown as a beautiful city in religious writing
- Jargon
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6.6
The part of a newspaper office where reporters and editors prepare local news
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3.2
The capital of Luxembourg, a small country, known for its old town and steep cliffs
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6.0
Two large bridges that cross the Mississippi River at New Orleans and carry cars
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9.1
A place with large old earthen mounds built by ancient Native American people in Ohio, United States
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3.4
A part of central London along the River Thames with landmarks like Buckingham Palace and Westminster Abbey
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Etymology
The word city comes from the old Latin word civitas, which means 'citizens' or 'community' and is the same root as citizen and civil. So a city is a place where many people live together and where local public life and government happen.