City

City

A city is a relatively large and permanent 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.

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Famous quotes containing the word city:

    “The great city is that which has the greatest man or woman:
    If it be a few ragged huts, it is still the greatest city in the whole
    world.”
    —Walt Whitman (1819–1892)

    “Today’s city is the most vulnerable social structure ever conceived by man.”
    —Martin Oppenheimer (b. 1930)

    “A suburb is an attempt to get out of reach of the city without having the city be out of reach.”
    —Mason Cooley (b. 1927)