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A year ago I was in the city of Genoa, and I found that it returned seven representatives to the Sardinian Parliament at Turin, seven being its fair share, calculated according to the population of the various cities and districts of the Sardinian kingdom.
John Bright

Meaning of "cities" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF CITIES

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CITIES

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Cities is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES CITIES MEAN IN ENGLISH?

cities

City

A city is a relatively large and permanent human settlement. Although there is no agreement on how a city is distinguished from a town within general English language meanings, many cities have a particular administrative, legal, or historical status based on local law. 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, but it also presents challenges to managing urban growth. 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.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CITIES

cithern
citied
citification
citified
citifies
citify
citigrade
citizen
citizen journalism
citizen´s arrest
Citizen´s Charter
citizeness
citizenise
citizenize
citizenly
citizenries
citizenry
Citizens´ Advice Bureau
Citizens´ Band
citizenship

WORDS THAT END LIKE CITIES

abilities
activities
amenities
authorities
capabilities
celebrities
communities
disabilities
entities
facilities
humanities
minorities
opportunities
parties
possibilities
qualities
quantities
responsibilities
securities
universities
utilities

Synonyms and antonyms of cities in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «CITIES»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «cities» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of cities

Translation of «cities» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CITIES

Find out the translation of cities to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of cities from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «cities» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

城市
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

ciudades
570 millions of speakers

English

cities
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

शहरों
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

المدن
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

города
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

cidades
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

শহর
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

villes
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Bandar-bandar
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Städte
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

都市
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

도시
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Kutha
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

thành phố
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

நகரங்களில்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

शहरे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

şehirler
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

città
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

miasta
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

міста
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

orașe
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

πόλεις
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

stede
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

städer
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

byer
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of cities

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CITIES»

The term «cities» is very widely used and occupies the 2.092 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «CITIES» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «cities» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «cities» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about cities

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10 QUOTES WITH «CITIES»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word cities.
1
Karen Abbott
At least in cities where the Confederate Army established a base of operations, young women were overwhelmed by the number of prospective suitors. Thousands of men flocked to the Confederate capital of Richmond, prepared to work in one of the government departments or to train for duty in the Army.
2
Tony Abbott
It's very easy for Australians living in big cities to either romanticise or demonise the situation in Aboriginal places - to kind of look at things through the 'noble innocents' prism or through the 'chronically dysfunctional' prism, and I suspect that is so often the case.
3
Camila Alves
Women inspire me. Women in the airports, around the country in different cities, destinations around the world, inspire me with the way they express their individuality. I love watching women and discovering all the ways each person uses a color, pattern, a style, even a lipstick color. I'm a people watcher.
4
Michael Arad
As architects we are often involved in the concrete-steel-and-glass aspect of it, but cities are social structures, and to be involved in imagining the future of cities and the type of relationships and the types of places that we're making is something that intrigues me very much.
5
Julian Barnes
Paris is certainly one of the most boastful of cities, and you could argue that it has had a lot to boast about: at various times the European centre of power, of civilisation, of the arts, and (self-advertisingly, at least) of love.
6
Cecil Beaton
San Francisco is perhaps the most European of all American cities.
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John Bright
A year ago I was in the city of Genoa, and I found that it returned seven representatives to the Sardinian Parliament at Turin, seven being its fair share, calculated according to the population of the various cities and districts of the Sardinian kingdom.
8
Chris Cannon
Americans are rightly concerned about the security and the integrity of the nation's borders because the system is broken. Some are concerned about the possibility of terrorists crossing our borders and coming into our cities.
9
Iris Chang
There isn't much discussion of ruling class in America even in Boston, probably one of the most class-conscious cities in the country?
10
Jean-Francois Cope
Antiwhite racism is developing in sections of our cities where individuals - some of whom have French nationality - contemptuously designate French people as gaulois on the pretext they don't share the same religion, color or origins.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CITIES»

Discover the use of cities in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to cities and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Death and Life of Great American Cities
Penetrating analysis of the functions and organization of city neighborhoods, the forces of deterioration and regeneration, and the necessary planning innovations
Jane Jacobs, 1961
2
Cities for People
A “Toolbox,” presenting key principles, overviews of methods, and keyword lists, concludes the book. The book is extensively illustrated with over 700 photos and drawings of examples from Gehl’s work around the globe.
Jan Gehl, 2013
3
Resilient Cities: Responding to Peak Oil and Climate Change
The authors of this spirited book don't believe that oblivion is necessarily the destiny of urban areas.
Peter Newman, Timothy Beatley, Heather Boyer, 2009
4
Cities of Tomorrow: An Intellectual History of Urban ...
A critical history of planning in theory and practice in the twentieth century, as well as of the social and economic problems and opportunities that gave rise to it Trenchant, perceptive, global in coverage, this book is an unrivalled ...
Peter Geoffrey Hall, 2002
5
Biophilic Cities: Integrating Nature Into Urban Design and ...
While these are important aspects of reimagining urban living, they are not enough, says Beatley. We must remember that human beings have an innate need to connect with the natural world (the biophilia hypothesis).
Timothy Beatley, 2011
6
In the Nature of Cities: Urban Political Ecology and the ...
The essays in this book attest that the re-entry of the ecological agenda into urban theory is vital both in terms of understanding contemporary urbanization processes, and of engaging in a meaningful environmental politics.
Nikolas C. Heynen, Maria Kaika, Erik Swyngedouw, 2006
7
Emerald Cities: Urban Sustainability and Economic Development
Here is a refreshing look at how American cities are leading the way toward greener, cleaner, and more sustainable forms of economic development.
Joan Fitzgerald, 2010
8
Brooks, Douglas Renfrew: Secret of the Three Cities:
This accessible work introduces the concepts and practices of Hindu Sakta Tantrism to all those interested in Hinduism and the comparative study of religion.
Douglas Renfrew Brooks, 1990
9
Eventful Cities: Cultural Management and Urban Revitalisation
"Intends to provide guidance for those involved in designing, running, funding, evaluating and studying cities and their events, for those who are interested in the board processes both of cultural management and urban revitalisation, as ...
Greg Richards, Robert Palmer, 2010
10
Cultural Landscapes of Post-socialist Cities: Representation ...
This book examines the culturally conditional variations between local powers and structures despite the similarities in the general processes and systems.
Mariusz Czepczyński, 2008

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CITIES»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term cities is used in the context of the following news items.
1
GOP Rep. Slated To Introduce Legislation Targeting Sanctuary Cities
The legislation would make those cities with sanctuary policies or laws in place ineligible for State Criminal Alien Assistance Program (SCAAP) ... «Breitbart News, Jul 15»
2
Hoyer To Sanctuary Cities: Inform Feds About Felons
WASHINGTON — House Minority Whip Steny Hoyer says that the over 200 sanctuary cities like Baltimore and San Francisco should be ... «Daily Caller, Jul 15»
3
California lawmaker moves to crack down on sanctuary cities in …
Jeff Stone, a Republican, announced Tuesday he is drafting a bill that would require all California cities and counties to fully cooperate with ... «Fox News, Jul 15»
4
The Cities With The Fastest And Slowest Wage Growth
To determine the cities with the fastest and slowest wage growth, economic data aggregator Headlight Data looked at 2014 wage data from the ... «Forbes, Jul 15»
5
More Cops Walk U.S. Beats as Cities Emerge From Riots, Recession
U.S. cities are hiring thousands of police officers as they recover from the recession that emaciated department ranks, putting more cops on ... «Bloomberg, Jul 15»
6
Asia Pacific Cities Summit 2015: Infrastructure certainty needed for …
Mr Castilla was speaking at the Asia Pacific Cities Summit in Brisbane, and said infrastructure funding models needed to keep pace with ... «Brisbane Times, Jul 15»
7
Portland's new minimum wage law could make waves in other cities
Portland became the first city in Maine to enact a local minimum wage when it did so on Monday, but several of Maine's other largest cities also ... «Bangor Daily News, Jul 15»
8
Here are the top US cities to visit chosen by Travel + Leisure readers
Here, in reverse order of popularity, are five of T+L readers' favorite cities, located right here in the USA, along with tips on how best to see them ... «Today.com, Jul 15»
9
Climate action by cities could help us avoid the worst of climate …
Chief among the measures the New Climate Economy group advocates is action taken by cities, to reduce carbon output by improving public transport, making ... «Grist, Jul 15»
10
One-Tank Road Trips from 13 Cities in the US
Smarter Travel put together a list of road trips from 13 major cities that'll only cost you one tank of gas. Most of these trips are under 150 miles, ... «Lifehacker, Jul 15»

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