city
A relatively large and permanent settlement. Cities generally have complex systems for sanitation, utilities, land usage, housing, and transportation. The concentration of development greatly facilitates interaction between people and businesses, benefiting both parties in the process. A big city or metropolis usually has associated suburbs and exurbs. Such cities are usually associated with metropolitan areas and urban areas, creating numerous business commuters traveling to urban centers for employment. Once a city expands far enough to reach another city, this region can be deemed a conurbation or megalopolis.
Not to be confused with the comedy manga series.
Etymology
Old French cite "town, city" , from earlier citet, from Latin civitatem originally "citizenship, condition or rights of a citizen, membership in the community," later "community of citizens, state, commonwealth", from civis "townsman," from PIE root kei "to lie," also forming words for "bed, couch," and with a secondary sense of "beloved, dear."
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古法语引用“城镇、城市”，源自早期的 citet，源自拉丁语 civitatem，最初是“公民身份、公民的条件或权利、社区成员资格”，后来的“公民社区、国家、联邦”，源自 civis “城镇居民”，源自 PIE 词根 kei “撒谎”，也构成了“床、沙发”的单词，并具有“亲爱的、亲爱的”的次要含义。