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- DictionaryCit·y/ˈsidē/
noun
- 1. a large town: "one of Italy's most beautiful cities"
- 2. short for City of London
The meaning of CITY is an inhabited place of greater size, population, or importance than a town or village. How to use city in a sentence.
A city is a human settlement of a notable size. The term "city" has different meanings around the world and in some places the settlement can be very small. Even where the term is limited to larger settlements, there is no universally agreed definition of the lower boundary for their size.
Generally speaking, a city is a place where a large number of people are gathered together to live and/or work. Cities are typically much larger than places referred to as towns and are known for having homes and apartments placed more closely together than in other places.
a place where many people live, with many houses, stores, businesses, etc., and which is bigger than a town: Canadians have built big, pleasant, and livable cities. When their team won the World Series, the whole city celebrated. Wellington is the capital city of New Zealand.
4 days ago · City, relatively permanent and highly organized centre of population, of greater size or importance than a town or village. The name city is given to certain urban communities by virtue of some legal or conventional distinction that can vary between regions or nations.
a place where many people live, with many houses, stores, businesses, etc., and which is bigger than a town: Canadians have built big, pleasant, and livable cities. When their team won the World Series, the whole city celebrated. Wellington is the capital city of New Zealand.
1. a large or important town. 2. (in the U.S.) an incorporated municipality, usu. governed by a mayor and council. 3. the inhabitants of a city collectively: The entire city is celebrating. 4. (in Canada) a municipality of high rank, usu. based on population.
CITY meaning: 1 : a place where people live that is larger or more important than a town an area where many people live and work; 2 : the people in a city usually singular
city. noun. /ˈsɪti/. /ˈsɪti/. (plural cities) [countable] a large and important town. Parking is difficult in the city centre. It is one of the world's most beautiful cities. Riots occurred in all the major cities.
a large or important town. (in the U.S.) an incorporated municipality, usually governed by a mayor and a board of aldermen or councilmen. the inhabitants of a city collectively: The entire city is mourning his death. (in Canada) a municipality of high rank, usually based on population.
