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English
Proper noun
City
- (soccer, informal) Manchester City Football Club, an English football club.
City will reportedly look to have a fee for Aguero.
Proper noun
the City
- (UK) The City of London, the historic core of London where the Roman settlement of Londinium was established.
- (UK) The United Kingdom's financial industries, which are principally based in the City of London.
- (New York) The borough of Manhattan, the historic core of New York.
- Any of several other cities in metropolitan areas (such as San Francisco).
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Chinese
Etymology
Clipping of English CityU, short for city university.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
City
- (Hong Kong Cantonese, informal) CityU; City University of Hong Kong
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French
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Proper noun
City f
- (finance, with definite article) the City
German
Etymology
Pseudo-anglicism, derived from city. The feminine gender is likely an analogy to Stadt.
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Noun
City f (genitive City, plural Citys)
- (colloquial) city center, downtown, central business district
- Synonyms: Innenstadt, Stadtmitte, Stadtzentrum
Wir fahren heute Nachmittag in die City.- We’re going downtown this afternoon.
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Further reading
- “City” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “City” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- “City” in Duden online