city

  • 61city — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. town, municipality; capital, metropolis, megalopolis, cosmopolis; city state, burg (inf.), big town (inf.). See abode. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. urban, metropolitan, civil, civic; see municipal ,… …

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  • 62City — ♦♦ N PROPER: the N The City is the part of London where many important financial institutions have their main offices. People often refer to these financial institutions as the City. ...a foreign bank in the City... The City fears that profits… …

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  • 63city — / sɪtɪ/ noun 1. a large town ● The largest cities in Europe are linked by hourly flights. 2. ♦ the City (of London) the old centre of London, where banks and large companies have their main offices; the British financial centre ● He works in the… …

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  • 64City of — Este artículo o sección necesita referencias que aparezcan en una publicación acreditada, como revistas especializadas, monografías, prensa diaria o páginas de Internet fidedignas. Puedes añadirlas así o avisar al autor princ …

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  • 65city — [[t]sɪ̱ti[/t]] ♦ cities N COUNT A city is a large town. ...the city of Bologna. ...a busy city centre …

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  • 66city — noun (plural cities) 1》 a large town, in particular (Brit.) a town created a city by charter and typically containing a cathedral.     ↘N. Amer. a municipal centre incorporated by the state or province. 2》 (the City) the part of London governed… …

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  • 67-city — Colloquial a suffixal use of city indicating a notional city specified as to type or kind, as in dag city …

  • 68city — A municipal corporation of the largest and highest class, usually under a government in three branches, one the executive, headed by a mayor, the second a legislative body called a council or board of aldermen, and a third called the municipal… …

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  • 69city — noun /ˈsɪti,sɪtɪ/ a) A large settlement, bigger than a town. In Europe a city was historically a place that had succeeded in obtaining the right to build a city wall, a belfort, etc., from the nobility. b) San Francisco. See Also: civic, civil …

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  • 70City — noun a) popular, shortened form for the City of London, the historic core of London where the Roman settlement of Londinium was established b) a metonym for the United Kingdoms financial …

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