City
See also: city
English
Proper noun
City
- (soccer, informal) Manchester City Football Club, an English football club.
- City will reportedly look to have a fee for Aguero.
Proper noun
the City
- (UK) The City of London, the historic core of London where the Roman settlement of Londinium was established.
- (UK) The United Kingdom's financial industries, which are principally based in the City of London.
- (New York) The borough of Manhattan, the historic core of New York.
- Any of several other cities in metropolitan areas (such as San Francisco).
Synonyms
- (City of London): the Square Mile
Related terms
- (London) Hammersmith & City
Translations
UK financial sector
Anagrams
Chinese
Etymology
Clipping of English CityU, short for city university.
Pronunciation
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: sit1 ti2
- Yale: sīt tí
- Cantonese Pinyin: sit7 ti2
- Guangdong Romanization: xid1 ti2
- Sinological IPA (key): /siːt̚⁵ tʰiː³⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Proper noun
City
- (Hong Kong Cantonese, informal) CityU; City University of Hong Kong
Synonyms
- 城大 (Chéngdà)
French
Pronunciation
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Proper noun
City f
German
Etymology
Pseudo-anglicism, derived from city. The feminine gender is likely an analogy to Stadt.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsɪti/
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Noun
City f (genitive City, plural Citys)
- (colloquial) city center, downtown, central business district
- Synonyms: Innenstadt, Stadtmitte, Stadtzentrum
- Wir fahren heute Nachmittag in die City.
- We’re going downtown this afternoon.
Declension
Declension of City [feminine]