City
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1 short for City of London: the original settlement of London on the N bank of the Thames; a municipality governed by the Lord Mayor and Corporation. Resident pop.: 5893 (1981)
2 the area in central London in which the United Kingdom's major financial business is transacted
3 the various financial institutions located in this area
Atlantic City
n a resort in SE New Jersey on Absecon Beach, an island on the Atlantic coast. Pop.: 37986 (1990)
Belize City
n a port and the largest city in Belize, on the Caribbean coast: capital until 1973, when it was abandoned as hurricane-prone. Pop.: 48655 (1994)
Benin City
n a city in S Nigeria, capital of Edo state: former capital of the kingdom of Benin. Pop.: 229400 (1996 est.)
cardboard city
n
Informal an area of a city in which homeless people sleep rough, often in cardboard boxes
Carson City
n a city in W Nevada, capital of the state. Pop.: 46770 (1995 est.)
city
n pl , cities
1 any large town or populous place
2 (in Britain) a large town that has received this title from the Crown: usually the seat of a bishop
3 (in the U.S.) an incorporated urban centre with its own government and administration established by state charter
4 (in Canada) a similar urban municipality incorporated by the provincial government
5 an ancient Greek city-state; polis
6 the people of a city collectively
7 modifier in or characteristic of a city
a city girl, city habits (Related adjs)
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civic →
urban →
municipal
(C13: from Old French cité, from Latin civitas citizenship, state, from civis citizen)
City and Guilds of London Institute
n (in Britain) an examining body for technical and craft skills, many of the examinations being at a lower standard than for a degree, (Often shortened to)
City and Guilds
city blues
n functioning as sing (Jazz) another name for →
urban blues
City Code
n (in Britain) short for City Code on Takeovers and Mergers: a code laid down in 1968 (later modified) to control takeover bids and mergers
City Company
n (in Britain) a corporation that represents one of the historic trade guilds of London
city desk
n
1 (Brit) the department of a newspaper office dealing with financial and commercial news
2 (U.S. and Canadian) the department of a newspaper office dealing with local news
city editor
n (on a newspaper)
1 (Brit) the editor in charge of financial and commercial news
2 (U.S. and Canadian) the editor in charge of local news
city father
n a person who is active or prominent in the public affairs of a city, such as an alderman
city hall
n
1 the building housing the administrative offices of a city or municipal government
2 (Chiefly U.S. and Canadian)
b the officials of a municipality collectively
3 (U.S.)
informal bureaucracy
city manager
n (in the U.S.) an administrator hired by a municipal council to manage its affairs
See also →
council-manager plan
City of God
n
1 (Christianity) heaven conceived of as the New Jerusalem
2 the Church in contrast to the world, as described by St Augustine
city planning
n the U.S. term for →
town planning
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city planner n
city slicker
n
Informal
1 a person with the sophistication often attributed to city people
2 a smooth tricky untrustworthy person
city-state
n a state consisting of a sovereign city and its dependencies. Among the most famous are the great independent cities of the ancient world, such as Athens, Sparta, Carthage, and Rome
city technology college
n (in Britain) a type of senior secondary school specializing in technological subjects, set up in inner-city areas with funding from industry as well as the government, (Abbrev.)
CTC
Dodge City
n a city in SW Kansas, on the Arkansas River: famous as a frontier town on the Santa Fe Trail. Pop.: 21130 (1990)
Eternal City
n the. Rome
Forbidden City
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1 Lhasa, Tibet: once famed for its inaccessibility and hostility to strangers
2 a walled section of Beijing, China, enclosing the Imperial Palace and associated buildings of the former Chinese Empire
free city
n a sovereign or autonomous city; city-state
garden city
n (Brit) a planned town of limited size with broad streets and spacious layout, containing trees and open spaces and surrounded by a rural belt
See also →
garden suburb
Guatemala City
n the capital of Guatemala, in the southeast: founded in 1776 to replace the former capital, Antigua Guatemala, after an earthquake; university (1676). Pop.: 1167495 (1995)
Ho Chi Minh City
n a port in S Vietnam, 97 km (60 miles) from the South China Sea, on the Saigon River: captured by the French in 1859; merged with adjoining Cholon in 1932; capital of the former Republic of Vietnam (South Vietnam) from 1954 to 1976; university (1917); U.S. headquarters during the Vietnam War. Pop.: 4322300 (1993 est.), (Former name (until 1976))
Saigon
Holy City
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1 Jerusalem, esp. when regarded as the focal point of the religions of Judaism, Christianity, or Islam
2 (Christianity) heaven regarded as the perfect counterpart of Jerusalem
3 any city regarded as especially sacred by a particular religion
inner city
n
a the parts of a city in or near its centre, esp. when they are associated with poverty, unemployment, substandard housing, etc.
b (as modifier)
inner-city schools
Jefferson City
n a city in central Missouri, the state capital, on the Missouri River. Pop.: 35481 (1990)
Jersey City
n an industrial city in NE New Jersey, opposite Manhattan on a peninsula between the Hudson and Hackensack Rivers: part of the Port of New York; site of one of the greatest railway terminals in the world. Pop.: 229039 (1996 est.)
Kansas City
n
1 a city in W Missouri, at the confluence of the Missouri and Kansas Rivers: important centre of livestock and meat-packing industry. Pop.: 441259 (1996 est.)
2 a city in NE Kansas, adjacent to Kansas City, Missouri. Pop.: 142654 (1996 est.)
Mexico City
n the capital of Mexico, on the central plateau at an altitude of 2240 m (7350 ft.): founded as the Aztec capital (Tenochtitlán) in about 1300; conquered and rebuilt by the Spanish in 1521; forms, with its suburbs, the federal district of Mexico; the largest industrial complex in the country. Pop.: 9815795 (1990)
Oklahoma City
n a city in central Oklahoma: the state capital and a major agricultural and industrial centre. Pop.: 469852 (1996 est.)
Panama City
n the capital of Panama, near the Pacific entrance of the Panama Canal: developed rapidly with the building of the Panama Canal; seat of the University of Panama (1935). Pop.: 452041 (1995 est.)
Quezon City
n a city in the Philippines, on central Luzon adjoining Manila: capital of the Philippines from 1948 to 1976; seat of the University of the Philippines (1908). Pop.: 1676644 (1994 est.)
Salt Lake City
n a city in N central Utah, near the Great Salt Lake at an altitude of 1330 m (4300 ft.): state capital; founded in 1847 by the Mormons as world capital of the Mormon Church; University of Utah (1850). Pop.: 172575 (1996 est.)
Vatican City
n an independent state forming an enclave in Rome, with extraterritoriality over 12 churches and palaces in Rome: the only remaining Papal State; independence recognized by the Italian government in 1929; contains St Peter's Basilica and Square and the Vatican; the spiritual and administrative centre of the Roman Catholic Church. Languages: Italian and Latin. Currency: lira. Pop.: 1000 (1997 est.). Area: 44 hectares (109 acres), (Italian name)
Città del Vaticano (Also called)
the Holy See
Welwyn Garden City
n a town in SE England, in Hertfordshire: established (1920) as a planned industrial and residential community. Pop.: 42087 (1991)
Windy City
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Informal Chicago, Illinois