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Word: City
Speech Type: Noun
Middle English: from Old French cite, from Latin civitas, from civis ‘citizen’. Originally denoting a town, and often used as a Latin equivalent to Old English burh ‘borough’, the term was later applied to the more important English boroughs. The connection between city and cathedral grew up under the Norman kings, as the episcopal sees (many had been established in villages) were removed to the chief borough of the diocese
ˈsɪti
a large town
Short Definition:large town
Examples:- one of Italy's most beautiful cities
- the city council
City of London
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