city
Syllabification: (cit·y)
Pronunciation: /ˈsitē/
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Definition of city
noun ( plural cities)
Origin:
Middle English: from Old French cite, from Latin civitas, from civis 'citizen'. Originally denoting a town, and often used as a Latin equivalent to Old English burh 'borough', the term was later applied to foreign and ancient cities and to the more important English boroughs
