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City derives from a French word meaning citizenry. A city is a large or important town. In the United States, cities are incorporated municipalities with local governments. In Great Britain, a borough with a bishop’s seat is called a city. As with the words village and town, city can also refer to the its inhabitants.

It’s like watching Paris from an express caboose heading in the opposite direction—every second the city gets smaller and smaller, only you feel it’s really you getting smaller and smaller and lonelier and lonelier, rushing away from all those lights and excitement at about a million miles an hour.

The Bell Jar, Sylvia Plath

City Expressions

Many interesting uses of the word city exist in English. For example, imagine you see a place with a lot of stray dogs. You might call it “dog city” to indicate that it is full of or indicative of dogs. A city slicker is someone who doesn’t know much about country life. If you say that you can’t fight city hall, you are saying there’s no way you will win in a battle against bureaucracy.A village is a small community. A town is usually an incorporated community that is larger than a village. Finally, a city is a large or important town. Where do you live? 

Resources:

1. https://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/skills/reading/elementary-a2-reading/my-town

2. https://www.grammarly.com/blog/city-town-village-difference/