city
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
How often you will meet it
Rank 425 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 47,285 times across 175,112 chapters — 0.022% of every word in the library.
It belongs to the first 500 words, the band worth learning before any other.
What it means
noun
- a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts also: metropolis, urban center Ancient Troy was a great city
- an incorporated administrative district established by state charter the city raised the tax rate
- people living in a large densely populated municipality also: metropolis the city voted for Republicans in 1994
city in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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And all went to be taxed, every one into his own city.
The White Christmas and other Merry · Walter Ben Hare · Chapter 1
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And she, in the far-off city, going though the motions of living.
The Courage of the Commonplace · Mary Raymond Shipman Andrews · Chapter 1
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A few days will be spent in this, the finest city of Spain.
The Innocents Abroad — Volume 01 · Mark Twain · Chapter 1
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He barely escaped with his life, was driven out of the city and became an exile because of his actions.
The Red Record Tabulated Statistics · Ida B. Wells-Barnett · Chapter 1
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After the defence of the bridge by Horatius, Lars Porsena laid siege to the city and at last reduced it to submission.
Narrative and Lyric Poems (first series) · O. J. [Annotator] Stevenson · Chapter 1