noun
city
SIT-ee/ˈsɪti/
A large town or an urban area officially designated as a city.
Tall buildings rise above the dense network of streets in the city.
Etymology
Latin civitas first meant citizenship, then a community of citizens. The meaning shifted from the people to the place they inhabited, ultimately giving city its sense of a large urban settlement.
In context
a city of 60 or even 80 million people looks like
More examples
- She moved to a larger city.
- Several cities joined the program.
- We explored the old city center.
Forms
city · cities
Similar words
- municipality
- An officially governed locality, not necessarily a large city.