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city
English
Alternative forms
- cyte (obsolete)
Etymology
From Middle English city, citie, citee, cite, from Old French cité, from Latin c?vit?s (“citizenry; community; a city with its hinterland”), from c?vis (“native; townsman; citizen”), from Proto-Indo-European *?ey- (“to lie down, settle; home, family; love; beloved”).
Cognate with Old English h?wan pl (“members of one's household, servants”). See hewe. Doublet of civitas.
Displaced native Middle English burgh, borough (“fortified town; incorporated city”) and sted, stede (“place, stead; city”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?s?ti/
- (Northern England) IPA(key): /s?t?/
- (US) IPA(key): /?s??i/
- Rhymes: -?ti
- Hyphenation: ci?ty
Noun
city (plural cities)
- A large settlement, bigger than a town; sometimes with a specific legal definition, depending on the place.
- So this was my future home, I thought! […] Backed by towering hills, the but faintly discernible purple line of the French boundary off to the southwest, a sky of palest Gobelin flecked with fat, fleecy little clouds, it in truth looked a dear little city; the city of one's dreams.
- (Britain) A settlement granted special status by royal charter or letters patent; traditionally, a settlement with a cathedral regardless of size.
- 1976, Cornelius P. Darcy, The Encouragement of the Fine Arts in Lancashire, 1760-1860, Manchester University Press (?ISBN), page 20
- Manchester, incorporated in 1838, was made the centre of a bishopric in 1847 and became a city in 1853. Liverpool was transformed into a city by Royal Charter when the new diocese of Liverpool was created in 1880.
- 2014, Graham Rutt, Cycling Britain's Cathedrals Volume 1, Lulu.com (?ISBN), page 307
- St Davids itself is the smallest city in Great Britain, with a population of less than 2,000.
- 1976, Cornelius P. Darcy, The Encouragement of the Fine Arts in Lancashire, 1760-1860, Manchester University Press (?ISBN), page 20
- (Australia) The central business district; downtown.
- (slang) A large amount of something (used after the noun).
- It's video game city in here!
Hypernyms
- settlement
Derived terms
Pages starting with “city”.
Related terms
- civic
- civil
Descendants
- ? French: City
- ? German: City
- ? Italian: city
- ? Swedish: city
Translations
See also
- metropolis
- megalopolis
- megacity
- multicity
Further reading
- "city" in Raymond Williams, Keywords (revised), 1983, Fontana Press, page 55.
Anagrams
- ICTY
Czech
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [?t?s?t?]
Noun
city
- nominative/accusative/vocative/instrumental plural of cit
Italian
Etymology
Borrowed from English city. Doublet of città.
Noun
city f (invariable)
- city (financial district of a city)
Derived terms
- city bike
- city car
- city manager
Swedish
Etymology
Borrowed from English city.
Pronunciation
Noun
city n
- inner city, the commercial centre of a medium-sized or larger city
- Lite närmare city, i närheten av konstmuseet, ligger Norrköpings mest attraktiva lägenheter.
- A little closer to the town centre, next to the art museum, you'll find Norrköping's most attractive apartments.
- Det finns mycket att förbättra i vårt city.
- There are many things that need improvement in our inner city.
- Lite närmare city, i närheten av konstmuseet, ligger Norrköpings mest attraktiva lägenheter.
Usage notes
- centrum is used for the commercial centre of suburbs and small or medium-sized towns.
Synonyms
- centrum
- innerstad
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barangay
English
Alternative forms
- balangay
Etymology
Borrowed from Tagalog barangay.
Noun
barangay (plural barangays)
- The smallest local government unit in the Philippines, a subdivision of a city or municipality.
- Alternative form of balangay (“type of boat”)
Synonyms
- barrio
Related terms
- balanghai
Bikol Central
Etymology
From older balangay; a type of wooden watercraft used by a group of Austronesian people when they migrated to the Philippines.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ba.ra???aj/
Noun
barangay
- The smallest local government unit in the Philippines, a subdivision of a city or municipality.
Synonyms
- balangay, baryo
Cebuano
Etymology
From older balangay, from balangay; a type of wooden watercraft used by a group of Austronesian people when they migrated to the Philippines.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ba.ra???aj/
Noun
barangay
- The smallest local government unit in the Philippines, a subdivision of a city or municipality.
Synonyms
- balangay, baryo
Hiligaynon
Etymology
From older balangay; a type of wooden watercraft used by a group of Austronesian people when they migrated to the Philippines.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ba.ra???aj/
Noun
barangay
- The smallest local government unit in the Philippines, a subdivision of a city or municipality.
Maranao
Noun
barangay
- boat
Spanish
Etymology
From Tagalog barangay.
Noun
barangay m (plural barangayes)
- (Philippines) barangay
Tagalog
Etymology
From Old Tagalog ???? (balangay); a type of wooden watercraft used by a group of Austronesian people when they migrated to the Philippines.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ba.ra???aj/
Abbreviations
- Brgy
Noun
barangay
- The smallest local government unit in the Philippines, a subdivision of a city or municipality.
- (historical) A local polity or settlement during the precolonial period of the Philippines
Synonyms
- barrio
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