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city

 
 
/ˈsɪti/ noun

Definition

[C] a large town: the city of Boston the city centre
the City UK the part of London where the large financial organizations have their offices → See also inner city
(Definition of city noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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