- city
- nounADJECTIVE▪ big, huge, large, sprawling▪ main, major▪ small▪ great▪
Bangkok is one of the great cities of the world.
▪ bustling, busy, crowded▪ ancient, historic, old▪ holy▪ beautiful▪ industrial▪ cosmopolitan▪ coastal▪ home, native▪Her native city is Tokyo.
▪ capital▪ second▪ provincial▪ cathedral (esp. BrE), port (esp. AmE), university (esp. BrE)▪ walled▪the old walled city of Cartagena
▪ ruined▪ sister (AmE), twin (BrE)▪Bonn is Oxford's twin city.
▪the sister cities of Los Alamos, New Mexico, and Hiroshima, Japan
▪ host▪the host city for the Olympic Games
▪ lost▪the lost city of Atlantis
VERB + CITY▪ build, foundCITY + VERB▪ grow▪The city grew rapidly in the 19th century.
▪ flourishCITY + NOUN▪ dweller, slicker (informal)▪ boy, girl▪ block (AmE), centre/center (esp. BrE), street▪The building runs the length of a city block.
▪Parking is difficult in the city centre/center.
▪ lights▪ council, government (AmE)▪ life▪ limits (esp. AmE)PREPOSITION▪ in a/the city▪We live in a big city.
▪ outside a/the city▪There's a park just outside the city.
PHRASES▪ the centre/center of a city, the heart of a city, the middle of a city▪ the edge of a city, the outskirts of a city
Collocations dictionary. 2013.