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==Etymology==

==Etymology==

[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._1100-1500_.09THE_MIDDLE_ENGLISH_PERIOD Middle English] citie large or small town, from Anglo-French cité, from Medieval [[Latin]] civitat-, civitas,  from Latin, [[citizenship]], [[state]], city of [[Rome]], from civis citizen

[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._1100-1500_.09THE_MIDDLE_ENGLISH_PERIOD Middle English] citie large or small town, from Anglo-French cité, from Medieval [[Latin]] civitat-, civitas,  from Latin, [[citizenship]], [[state]], city of [[Rome]], from civis citizen

*Date: [http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/13th_Century 13th century]

*Date: [https://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/13th_Century 13th century]

==Definitions==

==Definitions==

*1 a : an inhabited place of greater size, [[population]], or importance than a town or village  

*1 a : an inhabited place of greater size, [[population]], or importance than a town or village  

:b : an incorporated British town usually of major size or importance having the [[status]] of an episcopal see c capitalized (1) : the [[financial]] district of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London London] (2) : the [[influential]] financial interests of the British [[economy]]  

:b : an incorporated British town usually of major size or importance having the [[status]] of an episcopal see c capitalized (1) : the [[financial]] district of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London London] (2) : the [[influential]] financial interests of the British [[economy]]  

:c : a usually large or important municipality in the United States governed under a charter granted by the [[state]]  

:c : a usually large or important municipality in the United States governed under a charter granted by the [[state]]  

:d : an incorporated municipal [[unit]] of the highest class in Canada

:d : an incorporated municipal [[unit]] of the highest class in Canada

*4 slang : a [[thing]], [[event]], or situation that is strongly characterized by a specified quintessential feature or [[quality]] <the movie was shoot-out city>

*4 slang : a [[thing]], [[event]], or situation that is strongly characterized by a specified quintessential feature or [[quality]] <the movie was shoot-out city>

==Description==

==Description==

A '''city''' is a [[relatively]] large and [[permanent]] settlement, particularly a large urban  settlement. Although there is no [[agreement]] on how a city is distinguished from a town  within general [[English]] [[language]] [[meanings]], many cities have a particular [[administrative]], [[legal]], or [[historical]] [[status]] based on local law. For example, an article of incorporation approved by the local state [[legislature]] distinguishes a city [[government]] from a town in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Massachusetts Massachusetts]. In the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Kingdom United Kingdom] and parts of the Commonwealth of Nations, a city is [[traditionally]] a settlement with a royal charter. Historically, in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Europe Europe], a city was [[understood]] to be an urban settlement with a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cathedral cathedral], hence the official [[status]] of St David's as a city in the United Kingdom despite its [[population]] of 1,797 in 2001.

A '''city''' is a [[relatively]] large and [[permanent]] settlement, particularly a large urban  settlement. Although there is no [[agreement]] on how a city is distinguished from a town  within general [[English]] [[language]] [[meanings]], many cities have a particular [[administrative]], [[legal]], or [[historical]] [[status]] based on local law. For example, an article of incorporation approved by the local state [[legislature]] distinguishes a city [[government]] from a town in [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Massachusetts Massachusetts]. In the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Kingdom United Kingdom] and parts of the Commonwealth of Nations, a city is [[traditionally]] a settlement with a royal charter. Historically, in [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Europe Europe], a city was [[understood]] to be an urban settlement with a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cathedral cathedral], hence the official [[status]] of St David's as a city in the United Kingdom despite its [[population]] of 1,797 in 2001.

Cities generally have advanced [[systems]] for sanitation, utilities, land usage, housing, and [[transportation]]. The [[concentration]] of [[development]] greatly [[facilitates]] [[interaction]] between people and [[business]]es, benefiting both parties in the [[process]]. A big city, or metropolis, usually has [[associated]] [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suburbs suburbs]. Such cities are usually associated with metropolitan areas and urban sprawl, creating numerous [[business]] commuters traveling to urban [[centers]] of employment. Once a city sprawls far enough to reach another city, this region can be deemed a conurbation or [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Megalopolis megalopolis].[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/City]

Cities generally have advanced [[systems]] for sanitation, utilities, land usage, housing, and [[transportation]]. The [[concentration]] of [[development]] greatly [[facilitates]] [[interaction]] between people and [[business]]es, benefiting both parties in the [[process]]. A big city, or metropolis, usually has [[associated]] [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suburbs suburbs]. Such cities are usually associated with metropolitan areas and urban sprawl, creating numerous [[business]] commuters traveling to urban [[centers]] of employment. Once a city sprawls far enough to reach another city, this region can be deemed a conurbation or [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Megalopolis megalopolis].[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/City]

[[Category: Geography]]

[[Category: Geography]]