Definition of City. Meaning of City. Synonyms of City

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Definition of City

City
City Cit"y, a. 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. [Obs.] --Fairfax.
City
City Cit"y, n.; pl. Cities. [OE. cite, F. cit?, fr. L. civitas citizenship, state, city, fr. civis citizen; akin to Goth. heiwa (in heiwafrauja man of the house), AS. ?, pl., members of a family, servants, ? family, G. heirath marriage, prop., providing a house, E. hind a peasant.] 1. A large town. 2. 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 council; in Great Britain, a town corporate, which is or has been the seat of a bishop, or the capital of his see. A city is a town incorporated; which is, or has been, the see of a bishop; and though the bishopric has been dissolved, as at Westminster, it yet remaineth a city. --Blackstone When Gorges constituted York a city, he of course meant it to be the seat of a bishop, for the word city has no other meaning in English law. --Palfrey 3. The collective body of citizens, or inhabitants of a city. ``What is the city but the people?' --Shak. Syn: See Village.

Meaning of City from wikipedia

- A city is a human settlement of a substantial size. The term "city" has different meanings around the world and in some places the settlement can be very...
- Look up City or city in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A city is generally an urban settlement with a large po****tion. City or Cities may also refer...
- New York, often called New York City or NYC, is the most populous city in the United States, located at the southern tip of New York State on one of the...
- London is the capital and largest city of both England and the United Kingdom, with a po****tion of 8,866,180 in 2022. The wider metropolitan area is the...
- The City & the City is a novel by British author China Miéville that follows a wide-reaching murder investigation in two cities that exist side by side...
- A sister city or a twin town relationship is a form of legal or social agreement between two geographically and politically distinct localities for the...
- City to City is the second solo studio album by Scottish singer-songwriter Gerry Rafferty, released on 20 January 1978 by United Artists Records. It was...
- Atlantic City, sometimes referred to by its initials A.C., is a Jersey S**** seaside resort city in Atlantic County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey....
- defined by the United States Census Bureau, an incorporated place includes cities, towns, villages, boroughs, and muni****lities. A few exceptional census-designated...
- Salt Lake City, often shortened to Salt Lake or SLC, is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Utah. It is the county seat of Salt Lake...