city _noun

ADJECTIVES

big, large, major 
・I had never lived in a big city before.

great
・Cairo is one of the world’s great cities.

capital 
・Cuba’s capital city is Havana.

second
・Bergen is Norway’s second city.

home, native 
・He said that he never wanted to leave his home city.

industrial
・Sheffield is an industrial city in the north of England.

ancient, historic 
・The statue was found near the ancient city of Ephesus.

cosmopolitan 
・San Francisco is a very cosmopolitan city.

provincial
・There have been protests in the capital and in provincial cities.

bustling 
・It is a bustling modern city with many thriving businesses.

sprawling
・Kinshasa is a sprawling city of about 5 million people.

walled
・the old walled city of Algheroa

cathedral, university
・We visited the cathedral city of Canterbury.

NOUNS

centre, center
・The hotel is in the city centre. 

street
・Traffic was moving slowly along the city streets. 

limits 
・New developments are being built outside the city limits. 

dweller 
・In the summer, city dwellers escape to the sea.

life
・He was tired of city life.

VERBS

found 
・He founded the city of Baghdad in the 8th century.

PHRASES

in the heart of a city
・The cathedral is right in the heart of the city.

on the outskirts of a city 
・There were several bombings on the outskirts of the city.

the suburbs of a city
・We moved out to the suburbs of the city.

the bustle of the city
・I like the noise and bustle of the city.