Definitions
A large town or urban area with many people and services.
Word origin
Inherited from Middle English cite, derived from Old French cite, derived from Late Latin cīvitātem (“city”), in Classical Latin "citizenry", derived from cīvis (“fellow-citizen”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ḱey- (“lie down; settle”). Cognate with Old English hīwan pl (“members of one's household, servants”). See hewe. Doublet of civitas. Mostly displaced native Old English burg, whence Modern English borough.
Used in a sentence
“São Paulo is the largest city in South America.”
“Ah, knovv you not the Citie fauours them, / And they haue troupes of Souldiers at their beck?”
“But clever cities will not necessarily be better ones.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer12 curated clues
01“Big urban area”4 letters
02“Busy urban place”4 letters
03“Dense place with streets”4 letters
04“Dense urban place”4 letters
05“Large urban community”4 letters
06“Metropolitan area”4 letters
07“Place with busy streets”4 letters
08“Place with many streets”4 letters
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