City

Meaning

Noun

●

In Places:

A large

,

than a

; sometimes with a specific

,

the place.

●

In British English & Places:

A

by

or

;

, a

with a

size.

●

In Australian English, Cities & Places:

The

central business district

; downtown.

●

In Places:

A large amount of something (used after the noun).

Name

●

Manchester City Football Club, an English

.

●

The City of London, the

of London where the Roman

of Londinium was established.

●

The United Kingdom's financial

, which are

based in the City of London.

●

The

of Manhattan, the

of New York.

●

Any of several other

in

metropolitan areas

(such as San Francisco).

Sourced from

Origin

city

English

cite

Middle English (1100-1500)

cité

Old French (842-ca. 1400)

civitas

Latin

-itas

Latin

civis

Latin

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