City meaning in English
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Definition
a city: a big town (for example Birmingham, Seattle, Hamburg)
Examples
- "Burglary rates in the US are no laughing matter, especially in large cities."
- "China: an earthquake measuring 8.1 on the Richter scale has hit central China, leaving 6,000 people dead and the Chinese city of Xangxingxongdo in ruins."
- "The city is very impression, but I didn't understand nothing!"
- "It's a beautiful city, full of sights and sounds which are rich and pleasant, not unlike a perfume."
- "I will not be here next week, as I will be visiting the historic city of Boston, Massachusetts!"
- "However, it was also a year of revolution, where social networks changed the way we remove dictators and riot in major cities."
- "Hannah : I'm from an English city called Stoke-on-Trent."
- "I already live in a studio apartment in the city and now I'd like a place where I don't have to share a toilet in the corridor with a dirty old man who lives with pigeons."
- "Passport, driver's license, utility bill, library card, video club card, Christmas card from my mother, the key to the city..."
- "Australia's population is about 22 million, and our capital city is Canberra."
- "So, how you should travel to the city of lights / the capital of romance / the Paris of, well, France?"
- "This international restaurant "app" is handy when you arrive in a foreign city."
- "Voice-over: You are driving through the city when a child runs across the road."
- "San Francisco has historically been a city tolerant of minority groups."
- "Please let me know if I can share my experience and photos about this supposedly amazing city!"
- "The city of Boston was founded in 1630 by British puritans, making it one of the oldest cities in American history."
- "Please forgive me for my absence, and wish me luck as I visit one of America's oldest and most famous cities, known for its lobsters and difficult-to-understand accents!"
- "I have already scheduled a bus tour of the city, so that I can see all the buildings and monuments!"
- "Welcome to the Boston Bus Tour, a unique bus tour of the historical city of Boston, Massachusetts."
- "This city loves red socks: me too!"
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