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- city ['sɪtɪ]
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n
any large town or populous place
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2.
n
(in Britain) a large town that has received this title from the Crown: usually the seat of a bishop
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3.
n
(in the US) an incorporated urban centre with its own government and administration established by state charter
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n
(in Canada) a similar urban municipality incorporated by the provincial government
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5.
n
an ancient Greek city-state; polis
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6.
n
the people of a city collectively
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7.
n
[modifier]
in or characteristic of a city
- a city girl
- city habits
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8.
n
[Etymology]
C13: from Old French cité, from Latin c
i vita s citizenship, state, from ci vis citizen
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1.
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any large town or populous place
Examples
- Mexico city has a population of almost 20,000,000, which makes it the 2nd biggest city in the world.
- 墨西哥城有2000万人口，是世界第二大城市。
- An atomic bomb can annihilate a city.
- 一个原子弹能摧毁一个城市。 → annihilate
- in another city
- 在别的城市 → another
- a city with the aroma of Paris
- 一个带有巴黎格调的城市 → aroma
- The city authorized a housing project．
- 这座城市的一项住房建筑规划被批准了。 → authorize
- Slums are a blight on a city.
- 贫民窟是城市发展的一大阻碍。 → blight
- a capital city
- 首都；首府；省会 → capital
- to compensate an owner for land taken by a city
- 为城市占用的土地向土地所有者付报酬 → compensate
- his contacts at city hall
- 他在市政厅的门路 → contact
- the city desk
- 本地新闻编辑部 → desk
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