Synonyms for city
ˈsɪt icity

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1. Citynoun

   popular, shortened form for the City of London, the historic core of London where the Roman settlement of Londinium was established

   Synonyms:
   Square Mile

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1. city, metropolis, urban centernoun

   a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts

   "Ancient Troy was a great city"

   Synonyms:
   metropolis, urban center

2. citynoun

   an incorporated administrative district established by state charter

   "the city raised the tax rate"

   Synonyms:
   metropolis, urban center

3. city, metropolisnoun

   people living in a large densely populated municipality

   "the city voted for Republicans in 1994"

   Synonyms:
   metropolis, urban center

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1. • Administrative District

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1. citynoun

   Synonyms:
   incorporated town

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1. cityadjective

   Synonyms:
   municipal, urban

2. citynoun

   Synonyms:
   municipality

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1. List of paraphrases for "city":

   town, ville, ciudad, cities, urban, municipal, shing, municipality, towns, stadt, cité, d.f., cited, linn, quoted, precinct, madinat, metropolis, miasto, miasta, downtown, market, mesto, debtor

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1. Pascal Smet:

   For the past forty years, Brussels has been known as a city for cars, now it must become a city for people.

2. James Knox:

   He comes down to the inner city, to Skid Row, which is one of the most challenging areas to live in and he runs so freely.

3. Amy Seidenwurm:

   We’re taking it all around the city, mostly to people that we think don’t come here, whether they’re not interested in classical music, because they haven’t had a chance to check it out, or they don’t have the financial means or transportation to get downtown, the idea is just bringing the concert hall to LA.

4. William Jennings Bryan:

   Burn down your cities and leave our farms, and your cities will spring up again as if by magic; but destroy our farms and the grass will grow in the streets of every city in the country. We will answer their demand for a gold standard by saying to them: You shall not press down upon the brow of labor this crown of thorns, you shall not crucify mankind upon a cross of gold.

5. Vinai Venkatesham:

   With Mikel we have got a number of things, you’ve got an individual who has extraordinary experience in the Premier League across his time at Arsenal, Everton, Manchester City and then back at Arsenal.