Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - city
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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. Phrases and idioms City 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. Derivatives cityward adj. & adv. citywards adv. Etymology: ME f. OF cit{eacute} f. L civitas -tatis f. civis citizen
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noun (plural cities) Usage: often attributive see: hind Date: 13th century 1. an inhabited place of greater size, population, or importance than a town or village, an incorporated British town usually of major size or importance having the status of an episcopal see, c. capitalized the financial district of London, the influential financial interests of the British economy, a usually large or important municipality in the United States governed under a charter granted by the state, an incorporated municipal unit of the highest class in Canada, ~-state, the people of a ~, a thing, event, or situation that is strongly characterized by a specified quintessential feature or quality ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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