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city

UK: /ˈsɪt.i/ US: /ˈsɪt̮-/ (pl cities)

Translation

n [c]
ciudad
the city centre
el centro de la ciudad
the City UK
el centro financiero de Londres
pron. La c se pronuncia como una s
Véase tb: {city/town} gate; cardboard city; inner city; twin cities; Vatican City
(Definition of city n from the Diccionario Cambridge Compact English-Spanish © Cambridge University Press and Ediciones SM 2011)

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