# city

Pronunciation: US/AUS say "SI-tee" /ˈsɪt.i/; UK say "SIT-ee" /ˈsɪt.i/

## Noun

1. A large settlement, usually bigger than a town, or a place formally granted the title of city, which in the UK may be small.
   - Simple: A large town, or a place officially called a city even if it is small.
   - _She moved to the city to find better job opportunities._
   - _Modern cities sprawl far beyond their original boundaries._
2. The local government of a city, or all of its residents, regarded as a single body.
   - Simple: The government that runs a city, or all the people who live there, thought of as one group.
   - _The city has agreed to pay the family two million dollars to settle the lawsuit._
   - _After the flood, the entire city pulled together to clear the streets._
3. The central business district of an urban area, where commerce and offices are concentrated. *(Australia)*
   - Simple: The main business area in the center of a town, full of offices and shops.
   - _He commutes into the city each day for his job at a law firm._
   - _The city empties out after office hours, leaving the streets quiet._
4. A large amount or abundance of something, used immediately after the noun it refers to. *(slang)*
   - Simple: A huge amount of something, said right after the thing you mean.
   - _By the time the meeting ended, it was confusion city in the office._
   - _We forgot the bug spray, and the campsite was mosquito city._

## Noun · City

5. The City of London, the old central district of London, or the banks and financial businesses based there, taken together; usually referred to as the City. *(British)*
   - Simple: The old center of London, or the banks and money businesses based there, thought of as one group.
   - _The City gave the Chancellor's budget a cool reception, and shares slipped by the afternoon._
   - _Bonuses in the City have rebounded after two lean years._

## Origin

"City" came from Middle English cite, from Old French cite, from Late Latin cīvitātem meaning "city": though in Classical Latin it meant "citizenry." This came from cīvis ("fellow-citizen"), ultimately from a Proto-Indo-European root *ḱey- ("to lie down; settle"). It largely displaced the native Old English word burg, which became Modern English "borough."

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