City

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English

Proper noun

City

  1. (soccer, informal) Manchester City Football Club, an English football club.
    City will reportedly look to have a fee for Aguero.

Proper noun

the City

  1. (UK) The City of London, the historic core of London where the Roman settlement of Londinium was established.
  2. (UK) The United Kingdom's financial industries, which are principally based in the City of London.
  3. (New York) The borough of Manhattan, the historic core of New York.
  4. 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

  1. (Hong Kong Cantonese, informal) CityU; City University of Hong Kong

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French

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Proper noun

City f

  1. (finance, with definite article) the City

German

Etymology

Pseudo-anglicism, derived from city. The feminine gender is likely an analogy to Stadt.

Pronunciation

Noun

City f (genitive City, plural Citys)

  1. (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