/ˈsɪti/
Translation
A large town where many people live and work.
Word origin
From Latin civitas, meaning a group of citizens, which came into English through Old French.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- civitas
Grammar
Examples
London .
"City" means a large town with many people.
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Here "city" is the busy place where her job is.
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"Cities" is the plural, meaning more than one city.
A city is a large, busy place where many people live, work, and shop. It is bigger than a town and often has tall buildings, shops, and lots of traffic.
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Grammar articles
(9)Advanced articles in English: the zero article, the with names and places, and go to school vs go to the school
British vs American grammar: have got, gotten, the team are, and the other quiet differences
Dummy subjects in English: it's raining, there's a problem, and why the subject slot is never empty
Future continuous and future perfect in English: will be doing vs will have done
Linking words in English: however, although, even though, despite and therefore
Mixed conditionals in English: past causes with present results, and present causes with past results
Advanced passive structures in English: the get-passive, it is said that, and passives with two objects
Present simple tense: rules, examples and when to use it
Relative clauses in English: defining, non-defining and when to drop the pronoun
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