26984 words

city

8 definitions • 14 examples
1
a large town:

Examples:

Many of the world's cities have populations of more than five million.
capital city Wellington is the capital city (= centre of government) of New Zealand.
2
any town in the UK that has a cathedral (= large, important church):

Examples:

The city of Ely has about 15,000 inhabitants.
3
the government of a city:

Examples:

It's the city's responsibility to maintain the pavements.
My father works for the city.
4
the business centre of London where the large financial organizations are, such as the Bank of England:

Examples:

He works in the City.
a City analyst
5
the financial organizations as a group and the people who work for them:

Examples:

The City acted swiftly to the news of a fall in the value of sterling.
6
a place where many people live, with many houses, stores, businesses, etc., and which is bigger than a town:

Examples:

When their team won the World Series, the whole city celebrated.
Wellington is the capital city of New Zealand.
7

Examples:

It is one of the City's leading investment banks.
The bank was founded over 300 years ago in the City of London.
8
London's financial organizations and the people who work for them, considered together as a group:

Examples:

Two months ago the retail group surprised the City with record interim profits, up by 40% to £9.8m.

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