cities

cit-ies · noun

imported

Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    Plural of city; large towns or urban areas with significant populations.

  2. 2.

    Urban centers of commerce, culture, and government.

Related words

Antonyms: countryside, towns, villages
See also: city, metropolitan, urban
Synonyms: metropolises, municipalities, urban areas

Etymology

Plural of city, from Old French cite, from Latin civitas ("citizenship, state, city"), from civis ("citizen"). See [[city]] for full etymology.