Look up: City

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   City
   In general terms a city is a large and important town. In Britain, a town is a city only if it possesses a cathedral. City is a township in Barton County Missouri, USA
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   city
   [n] - an incorporated administrative district established by state charter 2. [n] - a large and densely populated urban area 3. [n] - people living in a large densely populated municipality
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   city
   (Learning Modules / Geography / Urban sustainability) Cities are large, prominent or important centres of relatively permanent population: lacking self-sufficiency in the production of food, and usually dependent on manufacture and commerce . Larger than a town. The English word 'city' comes from the Latin 'civitas' - a highly organized community. This was often used to describe the city-states of Ancient Greece.
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   City
   In the UK, the financial community in the City of London
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   city
   postal service operated by private operators within a particular city where mail is collected and delivered in the same city Category: News-systems and communications • the two cities between which an interexchange carrier offers long-distance service Category: News-systems and communications • the area that surrounds an urban settlement which functions as the regional cent...
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   City
   Cit'y (sĭt'ȳ) noun ; plural Cities (-ĭz). [ Middle English cite , French cité , from Latin civitas citizenship, state, city, from civis citizen; akin to Goth. heiwa (in heiwa frauja man of the house), Anglo-Saxon hīwan , plural, members of a family, servants, hīred family, G. heirath ...
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   Cit'y adjective Of or pertaining to a city. Shak. City council . See under Council . -- City court , The municipal court of a city. [ U. S.] -- City ward , a watchman, or the collective watchmen, of a city. [ Obsolete] Fairfax.
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   city
   metropolis noun people living in a large densely populated municipality; `the city voted for Republicans in 1994`
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   city
   metropolis noun a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts; `Ancient Troy was a great city`
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    city
    a place where a large number of people live in close proximity to each other; more formally, a place incorporated as a city and therefore having specific political and administrative functions
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    City
    A `city` is an urban settlement with a particularly important status which differentiates it from a town. City is primarily used to designate an urban settlement with a large population. However, city may also indicate a special administrative, legal, or historical status. In the United States of America, `city` is primarily a legal term meaning an urban area with a degree of autonomy (i.e. a township), rather than meaning an entire large sett...
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    City
    • (n.) A large town. • (n.) The collective body of citizens, or inhabitants of a city. • (a.) Of or pertaining to a city. • (n.) A corporate town; in the United States, a town or collective body of inhabitants, incorporated and governed by a mayor and aldermen or a city council consisting of a board of aldermen and a common coun...
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    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 ... [37 related articles]
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    city, densely populated urban center, larger than a village or a town, whose inhabitants are engaged primarily in commerce and industry. In the United States a city is legally an incorporated municipality (see also city government; local government).Sections in this article:IntroductionThe Rise of C...
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