A large settlement, bigger than a town; sometimes with a specific legal definition, depending on the place.
São Paulo is the largest city in South America.
A settlement granted special status by royal charter or letters patent; traditionally, a settlement with a cathedral regardless of size.
Manchester, incorporated in 1838, was made the centre of a bishopric in 1847 and became a city in 1853. Liverpool was transformed into a city by Royal Charter when the new diocese of Liverpool was created in 1880.
The central business district; downtown.
I'm going into the city today to do some shopping.
Manchester City Football Club, an English football club.
City will reportedly look to have a fee for Aguero.
The City of London, the historic core of London where the Roman settlement of Londinium was established.
Inherited from Middle English cite, derived from Old French cite, derived from Late Latin cīvitātem (“city”), in Classical Latin "citizenry", derived from cīvis (“fellow-citizen”), ultimately from Pro...
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The United Kingdom's financial industries, which are principally based in the City of London.