cité

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See also: cite, citë, and cítě

French

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Etymology

Inherited from Middle French cité, from Old French citet, from Late Latin cīvitātem (“city”).

Pronunciation

Noun

cité f (plural cités)

  1. city
    Synonym: ville
  2. citizenship
    Synonym: citoyenneté
    obtenir la cité ― to obtain citizenship
  3. a fortified city, city-state, or historic city centre specifically
    la Cité des Papes ― the city of popes (Avignon)
  4. (historical, Canada) a municipality with city rather than town status
  5. housing estate
  6. complex of buildings or district set aside for a specific purpose; campus

Usage notes

  • This word is usually used in historical, technical, or metaphorical senses, with the usual term for a town or city of any size being ville.

Derived terms

Related terms

Descendants

  • → Dutch: cité
  • → Turkish: site

Participle

cité (feminine citée, masculine plural cités, feminine plural citées)

  1. past participle of citer

Derived terms

Further reading

Middle French

Etymology

From Old French cité.

Noun

cité f (plural citez)

  1. city

Descendants

Old French

Noun

cité oblique singular, f (oblique plural citez, nominative singular cité, nominative plural citez)

  1. Alternative form of citet

Spanish

Verb

cité

  1. first-person singular preterite indicative of citar
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