ˈsɪtɪ n. (pl. -ies) 1 a a
large town. b
Brit. (strictly) a town created a city by
charter and containing a
cathedral. c US a
municipal corporation occupying a
definite area. 2 (the City) a
the part of London governed by the
Lord Mayor and the Corporation. b the
business part of
this. c
commercial circles;
high finance. 3 (attrib.) of a city or the City. øCity
Company a corporation descended
from an ancient trade-guild. city
desk a
department of a
newspaper dealing
with business
news or US with
local news. City
editor 1 the editor dealing with
financial news in a newspaper or
magazine. 2 (city editor) US the editor dealing with local news. city
father (usu. in pl.) a
person concerned with or
experienced in the
administration of a city. city
hall US municipal offices or officers. city
manager US an
official directing the administration of a city. city page Brit. the part of a newspaper or magazine dealing with the financial and business news. city
slicker usu. derog. 1 a
smart and
sophisticated city-dweller. 2 a
plausible rogue as found in cities. city-state
esp.
hist. a city
that with
its surrounding
territory forms an
independent state. øøcityward adj. & adv. citywards adv. [ME f. OF cit÷ f. L civitas -tatis f. civis citizen]
