transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈsi-tē ]
noun
( plural cit·ies )
Usage: often attributive
Etymology: Middle English citie large or small town, from Anglo-French cité, from Medieval Latin civitat-, civitas, from Latin, citizenship, state, city of Rome, from civis citizen — more at hind
Date: 13th century
1.
a. : an inhabited place of greater size, population, or importance than a town or village
b. : an incorporated British town usually of major size or importance having the status of an episcopal see
c. capitalized
(1) : the financial district of London
(2) : the influential financial interests of the British economy
d. : a usually large or important municipality in the United States governed under a charter granted by the state
e. : an incorporated municipal unit of the highest class in Canada
2. : city-state
3. : the people of a city
4. slang : a thing, event, or situation that is strongly characterized by a specified quintessential feature or quality
the movie was shoot-out city