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city nghĩa là gì?

thành phố

/ˈsɪti/[ˈsɪtʰiː]

city in Vietnamese: thành phố, thành, phố, đô thị. In English, city means a large settlement, bigger than a town; sometimes with a specific legal definition, depending on the place.

Vietnamese words for city

large settlement
thành phố, thành, phố, đô thị

English meaning of city

  1. noun A large settlement, bigger than a town; sometimes with a specific legal definition, depending on the place.
  2. noun A settlement granted special status by royal charter or letters patent; traditionally, a settlement with a cathedral regardless of size.
  3. noun The central business district; downtown.
  4. noun A large amount of something (used after the noun).

Full definition of city

city in a sentence

  • São Paulo is the largest city in South America.
  • I'm going into the city today to do some shopping.
  • It’s video game city in here!

Synonyms of city

city in other languages

Questions about city in Vietnamese

What is the meaning of city in Vietnamese?
City in Vietnamese is thành phố, thành, phố, đô thị.
city nghĩa là gì?
City: thành phố, thành, phố, đô thị.
What does city mean in English?
City means a large settlement, bigger than a town; sometimes with a specific legal definition, depending on the place.

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: city (page history and authors), its translation table and English meanings. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Vietnamese words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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