Definition of city

Thanks for using this online dictionary, we have been helping millions of people improve their use of the english language with its free online services. English definition of city is as below...

City (n.) A corporate town; in the United States, a town or collective body of inhabitants, incorporated and governed by a mayor and aldermen or a city council consisting of a board of aldermen and a common council; in Great Britain, a town corporate, which is or has been the seat of a bishop, or the capital of his see..

Lern More About City

Childishness :: Childishness (n.) The state or quality of being childish; simplicity; harmlessness; weakness of intellect.
Mendicity :: Mendicity (n.) The practice of begging; the life of a beggar; mendicancy.
Polyphony :: Polyphony (n.) Multiplicity of sounds, as in the reverberations of an echo..
Slip :: Slip (n.) The motion of the center of resistance of the float of a paddle wheel, or the blade of an oar, through the water horozontally, or the difference between a vessel's actual speed and the speed which she would have if the propelling instrument acted upon a solid; also, the velocity, relatively to still water, of the backward current of water produced by the propeller..
Fluctuability :: Fluctuability (n.) The capacity or ability to fluctuate.
Gill :: Gill (n.) A measure of capacity, containing one fourth of a pint..
Whirligig :: Whirligig (n.) A mediaeval instrument for punishing petty offenders, being a kind of wooden cage turning on a pivot, in which the offender was whirled round with great velocity..
Mordacity :: Mordacity (n.) The quality of being mordacious; biting severity, or sarcastic quality..
Hydrogalvanic :: Hydrogalvanic (a.) Pertaining to, produced by, or consisting of, electricity evolved by the action or use of fluids; as, hydrogalvanic currents..
Endowment :: Endowment (n.) That which is given or bestowed upon the person or mind; gift of nature; accomplishment; natural capacity; talents; -- usually in the plural.
Polyphonic :: Polyphonic (a.) Having a multiplicity of sounds.
Solicitor :: Solicitor (n.) The law officer of a city, town, department, or government; as, the city solicitor; the solicitor of the treasury..
Capable :: Capable (a.) Possessing legal power or capacity; as, a man capable of making a contract, or a will..
Incompetent :: Incompetent (a.) Not competent; wanting in adequate strength, power, capacity, means, qualifications, or the like; incapable; unable; inadequate; unfit..
Magneto-electricity :: Magneto-electricity (n.) Electricity evolved by the action of magnets.
Desolate :: Desolate (v. t.) To lay waste; to ruin; to ravage; as, a fire desolates a city..
Rural :: Rural (a.) Of or pertaining to the country, as distinguished from a city or town; living in the country; suitable for, or resembling, the country; rustic; as, rural scenes; a rural prospect..
Mayor :: Mayor (n.) The chief magistrate of a city or borough; the chief officer of a municipal corporation. In some American cities there is a city court of which the major is chief judge.
Native :: Native (a.) Conferred by birth; derived from origin; born with one; inherent; inborn; not acquired; as, native genius, cheerfulness, simplicity, rights, etc..
Councilman :: Councilman (n.) A member of a council, especially of the common council of a city; a councilor..
Random Fonts
Most Popular

close
Privacy Policy   GDPR Policy   Terms & Conditions   Contact Us