city

city
cit|y [ `sıti ] noun count ***
1. ) a large important town:
a thriving industrial city on the Tasmanian coast
capital city (=the main city in a country): Tokyo is Japan's capital city.
major city (=a large and important city): New and better hotels are springing up in most of Russia's major cities.
a ) usually singular the political, legal, and ADMINISTRATIVE institutions of a city:
The city has agreed to pay damages to those involved.
city employees/officials
city hospital/court/legislature
b ) the people who live in a city:
a city that is optimistic about the future
c ) a European town that has a CATHEDRAL
2. ) INFORMAL used after some nouns and adjectives to describe a place that has a lot of a particular quality:
What was the party like? Dull city.
the City (of London) BRITISH
an area in central London where there are many large banks and financial institutions. This is often used to refer to the institutions themselves.

Usage of the words and phrases in modern English. 2013.

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