City definition
City is a noun meaning "a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts." It has 3 meanings, listed below with example sentences.
- Part of speech
- noun
- Syllables
- 2
- Letters
- 4
- How common
- Everyday word
City as a noun
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
"Ancient Troy was a great city"
Same sense: urban center, metropolis
an incorporated administrative district established by state charter
"the city raised the tax rate"
people living in a large densely populated municipality
"the city voted for Republicans in 1994"
Same sense: metropolis
Synonyms and antonyms
- urban center
- metropolis
How to say city
City has 2 syllables and rhymes with pretty. Syllable counts and rhymes come from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary.
Words that rhyme with city
- pretty
- committee
- kitty
- pity
- witty
- subcommittee
- gritty
- bitty
- chitty
- nitty
- intercity
- ditty
CITY in word games
- Scrabble
- 9
- Words With Friends
- 9
- Anagrams
- 0
Is CITY a valid Scrabble word? Yes, it is in the ENABLE list most word games use. Check CITY in the word checker, or unscramble CITY to see the shorter words in its letters.
Definitions and examples from Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0). Browse more words in the dictionary.