Pronunciation
How to pronounce “city”
“city” is pronounced /sɪɾi/ — 2 syllables.
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city
/sɪɾi/
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2 syllables. Stress the 'cit' part (say it longer and louder) and let the others relax — unstressed vowels often soften to a lazy /ə/.Meaning
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
“Ancient Troy was a great city”
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