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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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tampa
Galician
Etymology
Maybe from Gothic *???????????????????? (*tappa), from Proto-Germanic *tappô (English tap); compare the doublets tapa and zapa.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?tampa?/
Noun
tampa f (plural tampas)
- lid, cover
- Synonyms: cobertoira, tapa, tapadeira, testo, zapa
- tomb lid
- Synonym: campa
References
- “tampa” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006-2013.
- “tampa” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
- “tampa” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.
Occitan
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?tam.p?/
Noun
tampa f (plural tampas)
- valve
- (nautical) seacock
Portuguese
Etymology
Maybe from Gothic *???????????????????? (*tappa), Proto-Germanic *tappô, compare tapa, Italian tappo and English tap.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: tam?pa
Noun
tampa f (plural tampas)
- lid; cover
- bottle cap
- plug
- (Portugal, informal) rejection
- Synonyms: recusa, rejeição
- 2012, Catarina da Fonseca, O Clube das Encalhadas, Leya ?ISBN
- É preciso gostares primeiro de ti próprio para ficares livre para gostares dos outros, porque se não, andas sempre com medo de levar uma tampa. Ele não, pelo que eu percebo. Se levar uma tampa, pior para elas. —Sim, deve ser isso.
Derived terms
- dar uma tampa, levar uma tampa, tampar
Verb
tampa
- third-person singular present indicative of tampar
- second-person singular imperative of tampar
Tagalog
Noun
tampá
- bid; price offered by a prospective buyer (in an auction, etc.)
- advance payment
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