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proper noun the City
- (London) popular, shortened form for City of London, the financial and commercial centre of London
- (London) the site of the original Roman Londinium
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noun (pl=cities)
- A large settlement, bigger than a town. In Europe a city is a place that had succeeded in obtaining the right to build a city wall, a belfort, etc., from the nobility.
Translations: - Dutch: stad(nl)f
- French: ville(fr)f
- German: Stadt(de)f
- Italian: cittí (it)f
- Spanish: urbe(es, ciudad, f}}, t-, es)f
adjective
- public; belonging to a city; of a city
- urban
Translations: - French: ville(fr)
- Italian: cittí (it)
Etymology: From Middle English cite < Old French cité < Latin civitas ("a union of citizens", "a citizenry").
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