## Meanings
1. A large town where many people live and work.
2. The people who live in a city, considered together.
3. The main business or shopping area of a town; downtown.

## Examples
- São Paulo is the largest city in South America.
- The whole city celebrated when the team won.
- I'm going into the city today to do some shopping.

## Antonyms
- town
- village

## Derived Forms
- agrocity
- anticity
- cidiot
- citaye
- citied
- citification
- citizen
- city-builder
- city-dweller
- city-state
- citybound
- citybus

## Related Forms
- civic
- civil
- megacity
- megalopolis
- metropolis
- multicity
- municipality

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: cite
- Root: citet
- Root: civitas
- Root: *ḱey-

## Etymology
Inherited from Middle English cite, derived from Old French cite, derived from Late Latin cīvitātem (“city”), in Classical Latin "citizenry", derived from cīvis (“fellow-citizen”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ḱey- (“lie down; settle”). Cognate with Old English hīwan pl (“members of one's household, servants”). See hewe. Doublet of civitas. Mostly displaced native Old English burg, whence Modern English borough.

## AI Etymology
city is a noun and name. It was inherited from Middle English cite, derived from Old French cite, derived from Late Latin cīvitātem (“city”), in Classical Latin "citizenry", derived from cīvis (“fellow-citizen”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ḱey- (“lie down; settle”). Cognate with Old English hīwan pl (“members of one's household, servants”). See hewe. Doublet of civitas. Mostly displaced native Old English burg, whence Modern English borough. Historical forms in the chain include cite (Middle English), citet (Old French), civitas (Late Latin), and *ḱey- (Proto-Indo-European). Current senses include a large town where many people live and work, the people who live in a city, considered together, and the main business or shopping area of a town; downtown. Derived forms include agrocity, anticity, cidiot, citaye, and citied. Related words include civic, civil, megacity, and megalopolis.

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- Places & Geography

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