"City" meaning in English

See City in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Head templates: {{en-prop}} City
  1. (soccer, informal) Manchester City Football Club, an English football club. Tags: informal Categories (topical): Football (soccer)
    Sense id: en-City-en-name-3Jhg2u41 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with French translations, Terms with Georgian translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Korean translations, Terms with Macedonian translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Russian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 34 23 17 6 20 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 52 14 13 4 17 Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 34 21 16 8 21 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 33 21 17 5 25 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 54 13 13 6 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Georgian translations: 29 22 17 9 23 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 52 14 13 4 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Korean translations: 29 23 16 8 24 Disambiguation of Terms with Macedonian translations: 32 24 15 7 22 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 27 28 20 9 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 52 14 13 4 16 Topics: ball-games, games, hobbies, lifestyle, soccer, sports

Proper name

Forms: the City [canonical]
Head templates: {{en-prop|head=the City}} the City
  1. (UK) The City of London, the historic core of London where the Roman settlement of Londinium was established. Tags: UK Synonyms (City of London): the Square Mile Related terms: Hammersmith & City [London]
    Sense id: en-City-en-name-t7yB0zuF Categories (other): British English, English metonyms, Terms with Korean translations, Terms with Mandarin translations Disambiguation of English metonyms: 28 36 25 3 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Korean translations: 29 23 16 8 24 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 27 28 20 9 16 Disambiguation of 'City of London': 58 37 2 3
  2. (UK) The United Kingdom's financial industries, which are principally based in the City of London. Tags: UK Translations (UK financial sector): 倫敦城 (Chinese Mandarin), 伦敦城 (Lúndūn chéng) (english: City of London) (Chinese Mandarin), 西堤區 (Chinese Mandarin), 西堤区 (Xīdī qū) (Chinese Mandarin), City [feminine] (French), ლონდონის სიტი (londonis siṭi) (Georgian), სიტი (siṭi) (Georgian), シティ (Shiti) (Japanese), 시티 (Siti) (Korean), Сити (Siti) [neuter] (Macedonian), Си́ти (Síti) [masculine] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-City-en-name-OCep2p9V Categories (other): British English, Terms with Korean translations, Terms with Mandarin translations Disambiguation of Terms with Korean translations: 29 23 16 8 24 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 27 28 20 9 16 Disambiguation of 'UK financial sector': 28 42 20 10
  3. (New York) The borough of Manhattan, the historic core of New York. Tags: New-York
    Sense id: en-City-en-name-OJjd8d8q Categories (other): New York English
  4. Any of several other cities in metropolitan areas (such as San Francisco).
    Sense id: en-City-en-name-0muFpjd- Categories (other): Terms with Korean translations, Terms with Mandarin translations Disambiguation of Terms with Korean translations: 29 23 16 8 24 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 27 28 20 9 16
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