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city

city

noun SEE-tee Rare
Travel & Places Landmarks

Origin: English loanword.

Also means

financial district

Usage Note

City is an English loanword used in Italian primarily to refer to the financial or business district of a city, especially London's City (la City di Londra). It is feminine and invariable: le city europee. As a loanword it does not follow standard Italian plural rules — the form remains city or informally le city.

Examples

"Lavora nella city di Londra."

Natural Translation

She works in the City of London.

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