city

Pronunciation: ['siti]

Average Rank: 380

Chinese Translation (中文翻译)
Source: ECDICT

n. 城市, 市 [法] 都市, 城市, 市

Detailed Explanations:
  • n. a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
  • n. an incorporated administrative district established by state charter
  • n. people living in a large densely populated municipality
ECDICT Dictionary Data
Collins Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ☆
Oxford 3000
Difficulty: BASIC
Exam Tags: zk gk ielts
Word Forms:
Plural: cities

Word Frequency Rankings

Wikipedia
#114

Formal, encyclopedic, and academic usage

Percentile: 98.9% (Top 98.9% most frequent)
98.9%

Out of 10,000 words in the Wikipedia corpus

TV & Movie Scripts
#709

Conversational and colloquial usage

Percentile: 92.9% (Top 92.9% most frequent)
92.9%

Out of 10,000 words in the TV & Movie Scripts corpus

Project Gutenberg
#318

Classical and literary usage

Percentile: 96.8% (Top 96.8% most frequent)
96.8%

Out of 10,000 words in the Project Gutenberg corpus

Insights

This word appears in 3 corpus/corpora, showing its usage across academic, conversational, and literary contexts.

Usage pattern: Most frequent in Wikipedia, making it particularly important for that context.

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