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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
city From the web:
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- what city am i in right now
- what city was jesus born in
- what city should i live in
- what city is disney world in
- what city is gotham based on
- what city are we in
public
English
Alternative forms
- publick, publicke, publike, publique (all obsolete)
Etymology
From Anglo-Norman publik, public, Middle French public, publique et al., and their source, Latin p?blicus (“pertaining to the people”). Compare people.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?p?bl?k/
- Hyphenation: pub?lic
Adjective
public (comparative more public, superlative most public)
- Able to be seen or known by everyone; open to general view, happening without concealment. [from 14th c.]
- Pertaining to the people as a whole (as opposed to a private group); concerning the whole country, community etc. [from 15th c.]
- 2010, Adam Vaughan, The Guardian, 16 Sep 2010:
- A mere 3% of the more than 1,000 people interviewed said they actually knew what the conference was about. It seems safe to say public awareness of the Convention on Biological Awareness in Nagoya - and its goal of safeguarding wildlife - is close to non-existent.
- 2010, Adam Vaughan, The Guardian, 16 Sep 2010:
- Officially representing the community; carried out or funded by the state on behalf of the community. [from 15th c.]
- 2004, The Guardian, Leader, 18 Jun 2004:
- But culture's total budget is a tiny proportion of all public spending; it is one of the government's most visible success stories.
- 2004, The Guardian, Leader, 18 Jun 2004:
- Open to all members of a community; especially, provided by national or local authorities and supported by money from taxes. [from 15th c.]
- 2011, David Smith, The Guardian, 10 May 2011:
- Some are left for dead on rubbish tips, in refuge bags or at public toilets.
- 2011, David Smith, The Guardian, 10 May 2011:
- (of a company) Traded publicly via a stock market.
- (not comparable, object-oriented programming) Accessible to the program in general, not only to the class or any subclasses.
Antonyms
- private
Derived terms
Related terms
Translations
Noun
public (plural publics)
- The people in general, regardless of membership of any particular group.
- 2007 May 4, Martin Jacques, The Guardian
- Bush and Blair stand condemned by their own publics and face imminent political extinction.
- 2007 May 4, Martin Jacques, The Guardian
- (public relations) A particular group or demographic to be targeted.
- 2005, Donald Treadwell, ?Jill B. Treadwell, Public Relations Writing: Principles in Practice (page 19)
- To the extent that you will use them to reach many other publics, the news media will also be one of your publics.
- 2005, Donald Treadwell, ?Jill B. Treadwell, Public Relations Writing: Principles in Practice (page 19)
- (archaic) A public house; an inn.
Derived terms
- antipublic
- general public
- Joe Public
- John Q. Public
- member of the public
- public relations
- public-spirited
Translations
References
- public at OneLook Dictionary Search
- public in Keywords for Today: A 21st Century Vocabulary, edited by The Keywords Project, Colin MacCabe, Holly Yanacek, 2018.
- public in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- public in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /py.blik/
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Latin publicus.
Adjective
public (feminine singular publique, masculine plural publics, feminine plural publiques)
- public
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Noun use of public (compare Latin publicum).
Noun
public m (plural publics)
- public (people in general)
- audience
- Il devait plaire à son public.
- He had to please his audience
- Il devait plaire à son public.
Further reading
- “public” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Ladin
Adjective
public m pl
- plural of publich
Occitan
Etymology
From Latin publicus.
Pronunciation
Adjective
public m (feminine singular publica, masculine plural publics, feminine plural publicas)
- public
- Antonym: privat
Derived terms
- publicament
Noun
public m (plural publics)
- public, audience
Old French
Alternative forms
- publik
- publiq
- publique
Adjective
public m (oblique and nominative feminine singular publique)
- public (not private; available to the general populace)
Derived terms
- en public
References
- publik on the Anglo-Norman On-Line Hub
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from French public < Latin publicus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?pu.blik/
Adjective
public m or n (feminine singular public?, masculine plural publici, feminine and neuter plural publice)
- public
Noun
public n (plural publice)
- the public
public From the web:
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- what public school am i zoned for
- what public schools are open
- what publications are included in apple news
- what public libraries are open
- what publication was a major achievement for the philosophes
- what public works are not copyrighted
- what public assistance do i qualify for
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