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Meanings of city in English
A large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts.
Russian
городской муниципалитет эстонии Spanish
municipio urbano de estonia Catalan
municipi urbà d'estònia Urban municipality of Estonia (may include rural settlements)
Synonyms
Examples for "metropolis"
Examples for "metropolis"
1
Five weeks in the great metropolis had worked wonders in the boy.
2
Today, Wenling is a typical medium-sized metropolis in Zhejiang province, southern China.
3
Then came Richmond; the metropolis of the world, to the young voyager.
4
It gave him a new picture of the metropolis, he told us.
5
In the metropolis, an extraordinary assembly of the national union took place.
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In each case an independent, self-directing, expanding state was built around an urban center.
2
Kansas City, an urban center of importance influenced by Kansas City, Missouri, was most affected thereby.
3
Most of the dead from the quake and tsunami were in Palu, the region's main urban center.
4
A fusion-drive ship hovering above an urban center is like a guillotine blade over an exposed neck.
5
Most of the dead have been found in the region's main urban center, the small city of Palu.
Usage of city in English
1
Before Katrina, the city said 1 million came to town every year.
2
Of course; he'd probably never seen a city in this state before.
3
Temple Bar, like every city centre area in Europe, has its problems.
4
This is a challenge for city car brands in Europe in particular.
5
The city is using all possible resources to clear roads throughout Chicago.
6
The city has a state monitor and must get state budget approval.
7
Many in the city doubt the security situation will improve anytime soon.
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Among the city's health sub-districts, the Western sub-district leads with 229 cases.
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The current drought will certainly not be the city's last water crisis.
10
Police continue to monitor isolated incidences of xenophobic violence in the city.
11
In Britain today, we no longer support the destruction of city centres.
12
Problem solved, he was soon on his way to the city centre.
13
Palestinians want the city to be the capital of a future state.
14
Their elected officials have indisputable information that their city has major problems.
15
However, precautionary measures were taken during the transfer through Dublin city centre.
16
Salem, however, has detected a rise in cases, according to the city.
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City across language varieties
Ireland
Common
New Zealand
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South Africa
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