city

noun

ˈsi-tē How to pronounce city (audio)
Definition of citynext
as in town
a thickly settled, highly populated area commuters who drive every day between their homes in the suburbs and their jobs in the city

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Recent Examples of city Miami Gardens is a predominantly Black city, with 63% of its population identifying as Black, according to the U.S. Census. — Raisa Habersham, Miami Herald, 10 Mar. 2025 Even Chicago, a city with famously extravagant St. Patrick's Day festivities, doesn't have the history to match. — Jessica Farthing, Southern Living, 10 Mar. 2025 One such destination is Copenhagen, a Scandinavian city renowned for its art and architecture. — Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 10 Mar. 2025 To a resident of the more anonymous and corporate post-pandemic New York, the East Village of the eighties could seem as small and intertwined as a walled city. — Zach Helfand, The New Yorker, 10 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for city
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  1. town
  2. metropolis
  3. municipality
Noun
  • Since Jimmy Butler moped his way out of town, the talent hasn’t been there.
    — Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 15 Mar. 2025
  • The outbreak of tornadoes raked through towns under the cover of darkness — the most dangerous and deadly time for a tornado outbreak.
    — Eric Zerkel, CNN, 15 Mar. 2025
Definition of town
Noun
  • As mayor of Davao City, a metropolis of 1.5 million people on the southern island of Mindanao, Duterte built a national reputation over two decades for his no-nonsense approach to crime.
    — Kathleen Magramo, CNN, 11 Mar. 2025
  • In previous research Blaser and his colleagues sampled rural and urban homes in South American locations ranging from a small village in the remote Amazon to the bustling metropolis of Manaus, Brazil.
    — Allison Parshall, Scientific American, 27 Feb. 2025
Definition of metropolis
Noun
  • According to the state’s distressed municipalities map, several rural towns in Connecticut with populations of less than 20,000 people are listed as being environmental justice communities.
    — Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 11 Mar. 2025
  • The recent wave of criminalizing homelessness stems directly from the U.S. Supreme Court decision Grants Pass v. Johnson, a June ruling that allows municipalities to fine or arrest people experiencing homelessness for sleeping outside, even when no shelter is available.
    — Bonnie Kahn Ognisanti, Chicago Tribune, 6 Mar. 2025
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