"ciudad" meaning in Spanish

See ciudad in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /θjuˈdad/, [θjuˈð̞að̞], /sjuˈdad/, [sjuˈð̞að̞] Forms: ciudades [plural], cibdad [alternative, obsolete]
Rhymes: -ad Etymology: Inherited from Old Spanish cibdat, from Latin cīvitātem. Compare Ladino sivdad. Etymology templates: {{yesno||i|I}} I, {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|es|osp|cibdat|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old Spanish cibdat, {{inh+|es|osp|cibdat}} Inherited from Old Spanish cibdat, {{inh|es|la|cīvitās|cīvitātem}} Latin cīvitātem, {{cog|lad|sivdad}} Ladino sivdad Head templates: {{es-noun|f}} ciudad f (plural ciudades)
  1. city Tags: feminine Related terms: citadino, ciudadanía, ciudadano, ciudadela, civil, urbanícola, urbanita, aldea, pueblo

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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