City

See also: city

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.
    • 2014 November 2, Daniel Taylor, “Sergio Agüero strike wins derby for Manchester City against 10-man United”, in The Guardian[1]:
      Smalling’s quick one-two of yellow cards towards the end of the first half had left an air of inevitability about what would follow and, if anything, it was probably a surprise that City restricted themselves to Sergio Agüero’s goal bearing in mind another of United’s defenders, Marcos Rojo, was taken off on a stretcher early in the second half with a dislocated shoulder.

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

Pronunciation

  • Audio (France (Lyon)):(file)
  • Audio (France (Vosges)):(file)

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

  • IPA(key): /ˈsɪti/
  • Audio:(file)

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