how to pronounce city
/ˈsɪtiː/
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the above transcription of city is a detailed (narrow) transcription according to the rules of the International Phonetic Association; you can find a description of each symbol by clicking the phoneme buttons in the secction below.
city is pronounced in two syllables
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video examples of city pronunciation
An example use of city in a speech by a native speaker of american english:
“… as as this in the city leader you know i …”
meaning of city
City is a place where many people live.
city frequency in english - A1 level of CEFR
the word city occurs in english on average 299.7 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for A1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.
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