Collocations for "city"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "city" in context.
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city
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.n
- is a [big, small] city
- the city is too [big] for me
- [Paris] is the capital city of [France]
- is the [largest, biggest, richest] city in [Europe, the world]
- [goes, travels] from city to city
- is happening all over the city
- live in the (center of the) city
- live [directly, right] in the city
- am [going to, visiting] the city (tomorrow)
- regularly [commutes, travels] to the city
- commutes into the city every day
- get into the city by [car, bus, train, subway]
- [traffic, parking] is horrendous in the city
- were [150] [murders, thefts] in the city [last year]
- the city of [London]
- UK: works in the City
- a city of [ten] million [people, inhabitants, residents]
- the [bright lights, lure, money] of the city
- (one of) the city's [best bars, finest restaurants, top attractions]
- in the city center
- the city [police station, fire department, post office]
- city services
- pay city taxes
- at the city hall
- is on the city [board, council]
- is the city [manager, mayor]
- is a city [boy, girl, person, slicker]
- a city-wide [event, problem, festival]
'city' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Dutch
- Europe
- Italian
- Japanese
- London
- Mexican
- Mexico
- Morocco
- North
- Paris
- Russian
- Spain
- affluent
- airport
- ale
- alien
- also
- ancient
- anticipation
- anywhere
- appealing
- area
- around
- arrival
- aspect
- assault
- attack
- average
- backdrop
- balcony
- beautiful
- beauty
- beggar
- beneath
- best
- big
- black
- blackout
- blessing
- blight
- boast
- boat
- bomb
- booklet
- booze
- boy
- break
- bus
- bustle
- bustling