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city

noun

1 city

A large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts:
— Ancient Troy was a great city.

synonyms: metropolis, urban center.

Roget 189: abode, dwelling, lodging, domicile, residence, apartment, place, digs, pad, address, habitation, where one's lot is cast, local habitation, berth, ... show more

Roget 737a: government, legal authority, soveriegn, sovereign authority; authority etc. 737; master etc. 745; direction etc. 693.    [nations] ... show more

Dutch: moederstad, stad
Polish: miasto, grĂ³d

2 city

An incorporated administrative district established by state charter.

3 city

People living in a large densely populated municipality:
— The city voted for Republicans in 1994.

synonym: metropolis.


adjective

Roget 737a: regal, sovereign, governing; royal, royalist; monarchical, kingly; imperial, imperiatorial; princely; feudal; aristocratic, autocratic; oligarchic ... show more

Moby thesaurus: Bowery, Chinatown, East End, East Side, Kreis, Little Hungary, Little Italy, Stadt, West End, West Side, archbishopric, archdiocese, arrondissement, bailiwick, banlieue, barrio, bishopric, black ghetto, blighted area, boom town ... show more.

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