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You can make 6 words from city according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

All 4 letters words made out of city

city icty ctiy tciy itcy ticy ciyt icyt cyit ycit iyct yict ctyi tcyi cyti ycti tyci ytci ityc tiyc iytc yitc tyic ytic

Note: these 'words' (valid or invalid) are all the permutations of the word city. These words are obtained by scrambling the letters in city.

Definitions and meaning of city

city

Alternative forms

• citie, cittie, cyte, cytee (obsolete)

Etymology

From Middle English cite, from Old French cite, 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.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsɪti/
  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): [ˈsɪtʰiː]
  • (Northern England, Conservative RP) IPA^(key): /sɪtɪ/
  • (US, General Australian) IPA^(key): /ˈsɪti/, [ˈsɪɾi]
• Hyphenation: ci‧ty
• Rhymes: -ɪti

Noun

city (plural cities)

1. A large settlement, bigger than a town; sometimes with a specific legal definition, depending on the place.
2. (UK) A settlement granted special status by royal charter or letters patent; traditionally, a settlement with a cathedral regardless of size.
3. (Australia) The central business district; downtown.

4. (slang) A large amount of something (used after the noun).

Hypernyms

• settlement

Derived terms

Pages starting with “city”.

Related terms

Descendants

• → French: City
• → German: City
• → Italian: city
• → Swedish: city
• → Russian: си́ти (síti)

Translations

See also

Further reading

• "city" in Raymond Williams, Keywords (revised), 1983, Fontana Press, page 55.

Anagrams

• ICTY

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈt͡sɪtɪ]

Noun

city

1. nominative/accusative/vocative/instrumental plural of cit

Finnish

Etymology

From English city

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsiti/, [ˈs̠it̪i]

Noun

city

1. (anglicism) Synonym of liikekeskusta (“central business district”)

Declension

Derived terms

compounds

• city­kani
• city­karhu
• city­kulttuuri
• city­maasturi

Italian

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English city. Doublet of città.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsi.ti/
• Rhymes: -iti

Noun

city f (invariable)

1. city (financial district of a city)

Derived terms

• city bike
• city car
• city manager

References

Middle English

Noun

city

1. Alternative form of cite

Swedish

Etymology

Borrowed from English city.

Pronunciation

Noun

city n

1. inner city, the commercial centre of a medium-sized or larger city

   Lite närmare city, i närheten av konstmuseet, ligger Norrköpings mest attraktiva lägenheter.

   A little closer to the town centre, next to the art museum, you'll find Norrköping's most attractive apartments.

   Det finns mycket att förbättra i vårt city.

   There are many things that need improvement in our inner city.

Usage notes

• centrum is used for the commercial centre of suburbs and small or medium-sized towns.

Synonyms

• centrum
• innerstad