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city

city

Meaning of city

large town with many people

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British English/ˈsɪti/
American English/ˈsɪti/
Russian transcription[ˈgorət]
city
city - город
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city with Russian translation

city usage examples

🇷🇺Russian🇬🇧English

Она переехала в город, чтобы найти лучшую работу.

She moved to the city to find better work.

🇷🇺Russian🇬🇧English

В городе много музеев и парков.

The city has many museums and parks.

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city belongs to the topic "Top 300". Start with a short 7-word set so the word is easier to remember in context.

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city synonyms

Related word breakdowns

What's the difference between city / town / metropolis / urban area / metropolitan area / capital

🇬🇧English
city

the main word for a large populated place

A1Very Often

The city is busy at night.

Город оживлён ночью.

🇬🇧English

a smaller urban place, often less large than a city

A1Very Often

She lives in a small town.

Она живёт в маленьком городе.

M
🇬🇧English
metropolis

a very large and important city

B2Often

Tokyo is a huge metropolis.

Токио — огромный мегаполис.

U
🇬🇧English
urban area

an area that is built up and city-like

B1Often

More people are moving to urban areas.

Больше людей переезжает в городские районы.

M
🇬🇧English
metropolitan area

a city and its surrounding suburbs and connected places

B2Rarely

The metropolitan area has over ten million people.

В агломерации живёт более десяти миллионов человек.

🇬🇧English

the city where a country or region's government is based

A2Very Often

Paris is the capital of France.

Париж — столица Франции.

M
🇬🇧English
megacity

an extremely large city, usually with over 10 million people

B2Rarely

Delhi is a megacity.

Дели — мегаполис.

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How to pronounce city and what this word means

city translation: город. This page includes translation, pronunciation, transcription, audio, usage examples and related words.

how to pronounce city

/ˈsɪti/

city translation

город

city examples

She moved to the city to find better work.

city transcription

/ˈsɪti/, /ˈsɪti/

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city meaning: what does it mean?

large town with many people

city pronunciation: how do you pronounce it?

city is pronounced as /ˈsɪti/. Audio is available on this page when the word has a recording.

city definition and sentence examples: how is it used in a sentence?

She moved to the city to find better work. Translation: Она переехала в город, чтобы найти лучшую работу.

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