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cit‧y S1 W1 /ˈsɪti/ BrE AmE noun (plural cities) [countable]
[Date: 1100-1200; Language: Old French; Origin: cité, from Latin civitas 'citizenship, state, city of Rome', from civis; ⇨ ↑civic]
1. a large important town:
The nearest big city was St. Louis. ⇨ ↑inner city
2.
a) British English a large town that has been given an official title by a king or queen:
the city of Oxford
b) American English a town of any size that has definite borders and powers that were officially given by the state government:
The city of Cleveland celebrated its 200th birthday with fireworks and an outdoor concert.
3. [usually singular] the people who live in a city:
The city has been living in fear since last week’s earthquake.
4. the city American English the government of a city:
The city is working to improve public transportation. ⇨ ↑City, the
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COLLOCATIONS
adjectives
▪ a big/large/major city They have stores in Houston, Dallas, and other big cities.
▪ a great city (=very important and interesting) Cairo is one of the world's great cities.
▪ a capital city (=where the government of a country or state is) Cuba's capital city is Havana.
▪ somebody's home/native city (=where they were born or grew up) He said that he never wanted to leave his home city.
▪ a cosmopolitan city (=full of people from different parts of the world) San Francisco is a very cosmopolitan city.
▪ an industrial city Sheffield is an industrial city in the north of England.
▪ a provincial city (=in a part of the country that is not near the capital) There have been protests in the capital and in provincial cities.
▪ an ancient city the ancient city of Jerusalem
▪ a historic city (=very old and with an interesting history) Budapest is a beautiful and historic city.
▪ a cathedral city (=with a cathedral) He went to university in the cathedral city of Durham.
▪ a university city (=with a university) Uppsala is a university city.
▪ a walled city (=surrounded by a wall) the old walled city of Alghero
▪ a twin city British English (=one that has a special relationship with a similar town in another country) Strasbourg is Leicester's twin city in France.
nouns
▪ the city centre British English, the city center American English The hotel is in the city centre.
▪ the city limits American English (=the furthest parts of the city) rural areas south of the city limits
▪ a city dweller (=someone who lives in a city) In the summer, city dwellers escape to the sea.
▪ city life the advantages of city life
▪ a city street Traffic was moving slowly along the city streets.
phrases
▪ in the heart of a city The cathedral is right in the heart of the city.
▪ the outskirts of a city (=the edge) There were several bombings on the outskirts of the city.
verbs
▪ found a city (=start developing a new city) He founded the city of Baghdad in the 8th century.
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THESAURUS
place with houses, shops, and offices
▪ city a large area with houses, shops, offices etc that is often the centre of government for an area. A city is bigger than a town: The nearest big city is San Francisco.
▪ town a large area with houses, shops, offices etc. A town is smaller than a city: La Coruña is a pretty seaside town.
▪ capital (also capital city) the city where the government of a country or state is: We travelled to Budapest, the capital of Hungary.
▪ metropolis a big busy city that is full of people and activity: After 1850 Paris grew quickly into a busy metropolis.
▪ urban adjective [only before noun] relating to towns and cities: Air pollution is particularly bad in urban areas. | urban development
outside part of city
▪ the outskirts the area around the edge of a city or just outside it: Disneyland is on the outskirts of Paris.
▪ suburb an area around the edges of a city, where many people live: He lives in a suburb of London. | the suburbs: More and more people are moving to the suburbs.

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city
A city is a place where a lot of people live.

◎	['siti]
※	danh từ
	■	thành phố, thành thị, đô thị
	■	dân thành thị
	■	(the City) trung tâm thương nghiệp và tài chính thành phố Luân-đôn
	■	(định ngữ) (thuộc) thành phố
	■	(City) (định ngữ)
	〆	a city man
		✓	nhà kinh doanh, doanh nhân
	〆	city articles
		✓	những bài báo bàn về thương nghiệp và tài chính
	〆	city editor
		✓	người phụ trách mục tài chính (trong một tờ báo)
	〆	city desk
		✓	ban phụ trách chuyên mục tài chính của một tờ báo
	〆	Celestial City, Heavenly City, City of God
		✓	thiên đường
	〆	city state
		✓	thành phố độc lập và có chủ quyền như một nước