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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025
cit•y /ˈsɪti/USA pronunciation   n. [countable], pl. cit•ies. 
  1. Governmenta large or important town:She hated life in the city.
  2. Government[usually singular] the people who live in a city thought of as a group: The entire city is celebrating the arrival of the astronauts.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
cit•y  (sit′ē),USA pronunciation n., pl. cit•ies. 
  1. Governmenta large or important town.
  2. Government(in the U.S.) an incorporated municipality, usually governed by a mayor and a board of aldermen or councilmen.
  3. Governmentthe inhabitants of a city collectively:The entire city is mourning his death.
  4. Government(in Canada) a municipality of high rank, usually based on population.
  5. Government(in Great Britain) a borough, usually the seat of a bishop, upon which the dignity of the title has been conferred by the crown.
  6. Government the City:
    • the major metropolitan center of a region;
      downtown:I'm going to the City to buy clothes and see a show.
    • the commercial and financial area of London, England.
  7. Governmenta city-state.
  8. Slang Terms(often cap.) a place, person, or situation having certain features or characteristics (used in combination):The party last night was Action City. That guy is dull city.
  • Latin cīvitāt- (stem of cīvitās) citizenry, town, equivalent. to cīvi(s) citizen + -tāt- -ty2
  • Anglo-French, Old French cite(t)
  • Middle English cite 1175–1225
cit′y•less, adj. 
cit′y•like′, adj. 
    • 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged See community. 
city, +n. 
  1. Slang Terms([often cap. ) Slang.]a place, person, or situation having certain features or characteristics (used in combination):The party last night was Action City. That guy is dull city.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
city / ˈsɪtɪ/ (cities)
  1. any large town or populous place
  2. (in Britain) a large town that has received this title from the Crown: usually the seat of a bishop
  3. (in the US) an incorporated urban centre with its own government and administration established by state charter
  4. (in Canada) a similar urban municipality incorporated by the provincial government
  5. the people of a city collectively
  6. (modifier) in or characteristic of a city: a city girl, city habits
Related adjective(s): civic, urban, municipal
Etymology: 13th Century: from Old French cité, from Latin cīvitās citizenship, state, from cīvis citizen

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