Meaning of city In English

• 0 a large town:

  • Many of the world's cities have populations of more than five million.

  • Wellington is the capital city (= centre of government) of New Zealand.

  • The city of Ely has about 15,000 inhabitants.

  • It's the city's responsibility to maintain the pavements.

  • My father works for the city.

• 1 the business centre of London where the large financial organizations are, such as the Bank of England:

  • He works in the City.

  • a City analyst

  • The City acted swiftly to the news of a fall in the value of sterling.

• 2 a place where many people live, with many houses, stores, businesses, etc., and which is bigger than a town:

  • Canadians have built big, pleasant, and livable cities.

  • When their team won the World Series, the whole city celebrated.

  • Wellington is the capital city of New Zealand.

• 3 the business and financial centre of London, including Britain's main financial organizations such the Bank of England and the International Stock Exchange:

  • It is one of the City's leading investment banks.

  • The bank was founded over 300 years ago in the City of London.

• 4 London's financial organizations and the people who work for them, considered together as a group:

  • Two months ago the retail group surprised the City with record interim profits, up by 40% to £9.8m.