city noun [ C ] (TOWN)
Many of the world's cities have populations of more than five million.
Wellington is the capital city (= centre of government) of New Zealand.
› any town in the UK that has a cathedral (= large, important church):
The city of Ely has about 15,000 inhabitants.
› mainly US UK usually city council the government of a city:
It's the city's responsibility to maintain the pavements.
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- The traffic congestion in the city gets even worse during the summer.
- Their house is in a very desirable area of the city.
- For me, Venice is easily the most beautiful city in Europe.
- Many farm labourers moved to the towns and cities to look for work.
- Mexico City is one of the most densely populated cities in the world .
city noun [ C ] (FINANCIAL CENTRE)
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