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Quebec City city monuments(tourism)
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Air City(tourism)
City, the(dictionary)
inner city(dictionary)
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city(encyclopedia)
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City Hospital(health)

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[Date: 1100-1200; Language: Old French; Origin: cite, from Latin civitas 'citizenship, state, city of Rome', from civis; CIVIC]
a large important town
::New York City
::a capital city
::The nearest big city was St. Louis.
city dweller
(=someone who lives in a city)
-see also inner city
a) BrE a large town, that has been given an official title by a king or queen
::the city of Oxford
b) AmE 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.
[usually singular] the people who live in a city
::The city has been living in fear since last week's earthquake.
the City
BrE the area of London which is Britain's financial centre, and the important institutions there
City banker/stockbroker etc
(=a banker etc who works in the city)
the city
AmE the government of a city
::The city is working to improve public transportation.