Definition of "city" [cit•y]

• A center of population, commerce, and culture; a town of significant size and importance. (noun)
• An incorporated municipality in the United States with definite boundaries and legal powers set forth in a charter granted by the state. (noun)
• A Canadian municipality of high rank, usually determined by population but varying by province. (noun)
• A large incorporated town in Great Britain, usually the seat of a bishop, with its title conferred by the Crown. (noun)
• The inhabitants of a city considered as a group. (noun)

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• "How many school buses that could have taken them out of the city just sat there, unused, because the * city* government couldn't get their girdle in gear abuot it?"
• "So ˜Istanbul™ denotes one thing, namely the Turkish city, ˜city™ denotes many things, namely all cities, and"
• "_ A town or village so _near_ to a _city_ that it may be used for residence by those doing business in the city."