a large town
Brit a town that has a cathedral or has had city status conferred on it by charter
NAmer a chartered municipality, usu a large one
(the City) Brit
the financial and commercial area of London
(treated as sing. or pl) influential financial interests of the British economy
informal a place where a thing specified (as though forming a name) is prevalent or a significant feature
fun city
[Middle English citie large or small town, from Old French cité capital city, from medieval Latin civitat-, civitas, from Latin, citizenship, state, city of Rome, from civis citizen]