A city is a human settlement of a substantial size. The term "city" has different meanings around the world and in some places the settlement can be very small.

Dec 2, 2025 · City, relatively permanent and highly organized center of population, of greater size or importance than a town or village. The name city is given to certain urban communities by …

Dec 7, 2016 · The meaning of CITY is an inhabited place of greater size, population, or importance than a town or village. How to use city in a sentence.

A city is an area in which a large number of people live fairly close together. Cities usually have their own separate governments and systems for maintaining and providing utilities and …

(Definition of city from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

The City is the part of London where many important financial institutions have their main offices. People often refer to these financial institutions as the City.

City definition: A center of population, commerce, and culture; a town of significant size and importance.

3 days ago · Part of New York City, a large city with many tall buildings. Despite its small size, Wells is a city because of its cathedral. São Paulo is the largest city in South America.

People live in cities because it is easy for them to find and do everything they want there. A city usually has a "city center" where government and business occur and suburbs where people …

CITY meaning: 1 : a place where people live that is larger or more important than a town an area where many people live and work; 2 : the people in a city usually singular