City

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===noun, plural 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.
#(in Great Britain) a borough, usually the seat of a bishop, upon which the dignity of the title has been conferred by the crown.
#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.
#a city-state.
===Origin of city===
1175-1225; Middle English cite < Anglo-French, Old French cite (t) < Latin cīvitāt- (stem of cīvitās) citizenry, town, equivalent to cīvi (s) citizen + -tāt- -ty2
===Related forms===
:cityless, adjective
:citylike, adjective
:intercity, adjective
:minicity, noun, plural minicities.
:outcity, noun, plural outcities.
===Synonyms===
1. See community.
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