Kilo Lingo

city

/ˈsɪti/

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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

Gender
Pluralcities

Examples

London .

"City" means a large town with many people.

.

Here "city" is the busy place where her job is.

tall buildings.

"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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This word is part of lesson 5.