city (noun)

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• city council — noun a municipal body that can pass ordinances and appropriate funds etc. (Freq. 1) • Hypernyms: ↑council * * * noun : the legislative body of a city * * * a municipal body having legislative and administrative powers, such as passing ordinances… …   Useful english dictionary

• city — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ big, huge, large, sprawling ▪ main, major ▪ small ▪ great …   Collocations dictionary

• city — ► NOUN (pl. cities) 1) a large town, in particular (Brit. ) a town created a city by charter and containing a cathedral. 2) (the City) the part of London governed by the Lord Mayor and the Corporation. 3) the financial and commercial institutions …   English terms dictionary

• city centre — noun the central part of a city • Syn: ↑city center, ↑central city • Hypernyms: ↑center, ↑centre, ↑middle, ↑heart, ↑eye • Part Holonyms: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

• city slicker — noun a city dweller with sophisticated manners and clothing • Syn: ↑city boy • Hypernyms: ↑slicker * * * noun, pl ⋯ ers [count] informal + often disapproving : someone who lives in a city and does not understand what life outside a city is like… …   Useful english dictionary

• city father — noun an important municipal official • Hypernyms: ↑official, ↑functionary * * * noun, pl ⋯ thers [count] somewhat old fashioned : someone who works for a city government usually plural The city fathers have banned smoking in public places. * * *… …   Useful english dictionary

• city man — noun a financier who works in one of the banks in the City of London • Hypernyms: ↑financier, ↑moneyman * * * city man noun A man engaged in commercial or financial work in a city • • • Main Entry: ↑city * * * city man or City man, Bri …   Useful english dictionary

• city technology college — noun A secondary school set up in an inner city district, funded by central government and (local) industry, specializing in teaching scientific and technological subjects • • • Main Entry: ↑city * * * City Technology College [City Technology… …   Useful english dictionary

• city state — noun a state consisting of a sovereign city • Syn: ↑city state • Hypernyms: ↑state, ↑nation, ↑country, ↑land, ↑commonwealth, ↑res publica, ↑body …   Useful english dictionary

• City desk — ˈCity desk noun FINANCE the City desk the department of a British newspaper that deals with financial news * * * city desk UK US noun [C, usually singular] COMMUNICATIONS ► in the UK, the department of a newspaper that deals with financial and… …   Financial and business terms

• city hall — noun a building that houses administrative offices of a municipal government • Hypernyms: ↑hall * * * ↑city hall * * * ˌcity ˈhall [city hall] noun countable …   Useful english dictionary