city

City Cit"y (s[i^]t"[y^]), n.; pl. Cities (s[i^]t"[i^]z). [OE. cite, F. cit[ e], fr. L. civitas citizenship, state, city, fr. civis citizen; akin to Goth. heiwa (in heiwafrauja man of the house), AS. h[imac]wan, pl., members of a family, servants, h[imac]red family, G. heirath marriage, prop., providing a house, E. hind a peasant.] 1. A large town. [1913 Webster]

2. A corporate town; in the United States, a town or collective body of inhabitants, incorporated and governed by a mayor and aldermen or a city council consisting of a board of aldermen and a common council; in Great Britain, a town corporate, which is or has been the seat of a bishop, or the capital of his see. [1913 Webster]

A city is a town incorporated; which is, or has been, the see of a bishop; and though the bishopric has been dissolved, as at Westminster, it yet remaineth a city. --Blackstone [1913 Webster]

When Gorges constituted York a city, he of course meant it to be the seat of a bishop, for the word city has no other meaning in English law. --Palfrey [1913 Webster]

3. The collective body of citizens, or inhabitants of a city. ``What is the city but the people? --Shak.

Syn: See Village. [1913 Webster]

City Cit"y, a. Of or pertaining to a city. --Shak. [1913 Webster]

{City council}. See under Council.

{City court}, The municipal court of a city. [U. S.]

{City ward}, a watchman, or the collective watchmen, of a city. [Obs.] --Fairfax. [1913 Webster]

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to spanish

city [siti?] ciudad, población
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poblacion.idoneos.com city hall [siti?h??l] ayuntamiento
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to french

city [siti?] cité, ville
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ville.idoneos.com

city hall [siti?h??l] hôtel de ville
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to deutch

city [siti?] Stadt, Stadtzentrum
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stadtzentrum.idoneos.com

city arms [siti???mz] Stadtwappen
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city centre [siti?sent?r] Innenstadt
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city dweller [siti?dwel?r] Stadtbewohner
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city fathers [siti?f??ð?z] Stadtväter
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city gate [siti?g?t] Stadttor
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city hallUS [siti?h??l?m] Rathaus
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city life [siti?laif] Stadtleben
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city map [siti?meip] Stadtplan
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city parliament [siti?p??l?m?nt] Stadtparlament
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city railway [siti?reilwei] Stadtbahn
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city state [siti?steit] Stadtstaat
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city tours [siti?te?z] Stadtrundfahrt
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city treasuries [siti?tre??riz] Stadtkassen
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city treasury [siti?tre??ri?] Stadtkasse
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city wall [siti?w??l] Stadtmauer
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to italian

city città
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to latin

city [siti?] oppidum; urbs
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