second cityn.

Brit.

/ˌsɛk(ə)nd ˈsɪti/, U.S.

/ˌsɛkən(d) ˈsɪdi/

Forms: also with capital initials.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: second adj., city n.

Etymology: < second adj. + city n.

The second largest city in a particular country or region; (also) a city which is often regarded as the second most important in a country or region.Usually with in or of, except when second city (frequently with the and with capital initials in this context) has become something of a fixed name for a particular city within a given country, as, for example, Chicago (in the United States), Birmingham (in England), or Glasgow (in Scotland).

ΘΚΠ

society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > district in relation to human occupation > town as opposed to country > city > [noun] > other types of city

kine-burghc1225

City of Goda1382

city of refuge (alsorefute)a1425

mother city?a1425

imperial city1550

city dwelling1613

second city1621

out-city1642

garden town1835

hoard-burg1895

garden city1898

cathedral city1902

parasitopolis1927

twin city1973

arcology1985

sustainable city1986

1621 J. Reynolds Triumphs Gods Revenge: 1st Bk. ii. 40 Pauia (the second City of the Dutchy of Millan).

1726 J. Swift Gulliver (1896) App. 399 Lindalino, the second city in the kingdom, was the first his Majesty visited in his progress.

1801 C. B. Brown Clara Howard xiii. 111 The second city in our country was familiar to my fancy by description.

1869 ‘M. Twain’ Innocents Abroad xxiv. 253 She [sc. Pisa] has but one thing left to boast of, and that is not much, viz: she is the second city of Tuscany.

1910 Encycl. Brit. I. 449/2 The greatness of Aix was due to the latter [i.e. Charlemagne], who between 777 and 786..raised the place to the rank of the second city of the Empire.

1933 Times 31 Jan. 6/3 Our ‘second city’ [i.e. Glasgow] has placed its whole crop of Spanish graduates on the elementary reserve list of teachers.

1952 New Yorker 12 Jan. 29 (heading) Second City... Chicago seems a big city instead of merely a large place.

1980 TWA Ambassador Oct. 81/1 The influence of the Second City [i.e. Chicago] on the tenor as well as the direction of his work—particularly his books—is inestimable.

1997 Daily Tel. 23 Apr. 6/5 Edgbaston is the home of the Second City's university, teaching hospital,..BBC studio and a substantial part of Brum's professional and managerial population.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	second city
释义	second cityn. Brit. /ˌsɛk(ə)nd ˈsɪti/, U.S. /ˌsɛkən(d) ˈsɪdi/ Forms: also with capital initials. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: second adj., city n. Etymology: < second adj. + city n. The second largest city in a particular country or region; (also) a city which is often regarded as the second most important in a country or region.Usually with in or of, except when second city (frequently with the and with capital initials in this context) has become something of a fixed name for a particular city within a given country, as, for example, Chicago (in the United States), Birmingham (in England), or Glasgow (in Scotland). ΘΚΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > district in relation to human occupation > town as opposed to country > city > [noun] > other types of city kine-burghc1225 City of Goda1382 city of refuge (alsorefute)a1425 mother city?a1425 imperial city1550 city dwelling1613 second city1621 out-city1642 garden town1835 hoard-burg1895 garden city1898 cathedral city1902 parasitopolis1927 twin city1973 arcology1985 sustainable city1986 1621 J. Reynolds Triumphs Gods Revenge: 1st Bk. ii. 40 Pauia (the second City of the Dutchy of Millan). 1726 J. Swift Gulliver (1896) App. 399 Lindalino, the second city in the kingdom, was the first his Majesty visited in his progress. 1801 C. B. Brown Clara Howard xiii. 111 The second city in our country was familiar to my fancy by description. 1869 ‘M. Twain’ Innocents Abroad xxiv. 253 She [sc. Pisa] has but one thing left to boast of, and that is not much, viz: she is the second city of Tuscany. 1910 Encycl. Brit. I. 449/2 The greatness of Aix was due to the latter [i.e. Charlemagne], who between 777 and 786..raised the place to the rank of the second city of the Empire. 1933 Times 31 Jan. 6/3 Our ‘second city’ [i.e. Glasgow] has placed its whole crop of Spanish graduates on the elementary reserve list of teachers. 1952 New Yorker 12 Jan. 29 (heading) Second City... Chicago seems a big city instead of merely a large place. 1980 TWA Ambassador Oct. 81/1 The influence of the Second City [i.e. Chicago] on the tenor as well as the direction of his work—particularly his books—is inestimable. 1997 Daily Tel. 23 Apr. 6/5 Edgbaston is the home of the Second City's university, teaching hospital,..BBC studio and a substantial part of Brum's professional and managerial population. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1621
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