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city

noun [C] (FINANCIAL CENTRE)
 
 
/ˈsɪt.i/ US  /ˈsɪt̬.i/

Definition

the City [S] UK the business centre of London where the large financial organizations are, such as the Bank of England: He works in the City. a City analystFinancial investments and the stock marketBanks and bank accounts the financial organizations as a group and the people who work for them: The City acted swiftly to the news of a fall in the value of sterling.Banks and bank accountsFinancial investments and the stock market
(Definition of city noun (FINANCIAL CENTRE) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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