city

city [sit′ē]

n.

pl. cities [ME cité, citet < OFr < L civitas, citizenship, community of citizens, hence state, city < civis, townsman: see HOME]

1. a center of population larger or more important than a town or village

2. in the U.S., an incorporated municipality whose boundaries and powers of self-government are defined by a charter from the state in which it is located

3. in Canada, any of various large urban municipalities within a province

4. in Great Britain, a borough or town with a royal charter, usually a town that has been or is an episcopal see

5. all of the people of a city

6. in ancient Greece, a city-state

adj.

of, in, for, or characteristic of a city

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the City

the financial and commercial district of Greater London