City

(n) /ˈsɪti/

Meaning

A large town.

UK ˈsɪti

US ˈsɪti

Salt Lake City is the smallest city that has an NBA franchise.
London is the capital and largest city of England and the United Kingdom, and is the largest urban area in Greater London.
The River [Thames] travels through the city.
London is the biggest city in western Europe, and the [world's] largest financial centre.
For a long time, London was a small city.
This area is still called the City of London.
There were many villages around the city.
Then, step by step, the villages joined together into one huge city.
In the year AD 61, the city was attacked and destroyed.
Then the Romans rebuilt the city, and London became an important trading hub.

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