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- Dictionarycity/ˈsɪti/
noun
- 1. a large town: "one of Italy's most beautiful cities"
- 2. short for City of London
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In a more narrow sense, a city can be defined as a permanent and densely populated place with administratively defined boundaries whose members work primarily on non-agricultural tasks. Cities generally have extensive systems for housing, transportation, sanitation, utilities, land use, production of goods, and communication.
CITY definition: 1. a large town: 2. any town in the UK that has a cathedral (= large, important church): 3. the…. Learn more.
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.
6 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 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.
CITY meaning: 1. a large town: 2. any town in the UK that has a cathedral (= large, important church): 3. the…. Learn more.
Definition of city noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
