cityhood

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noun

The status or period of being a city.

OriginProto-Germanic *haiduz ← Proto-Indo-European *keyt- ← English city →
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Meanings

nouncityhood (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe status or period of being a city.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*ḱey-
  2. Proto-Italic*keiwis
  3. Latinceivis
  4. Latinceivitās
  5. Late Latincīvitātem (city)
  6. Old Frenchcitet
  7. Middle Englishcite
  8. Englishcity
  9. Proto-Indo-European*keyt-
  10. Proto-Germanic*haiduz
  11. Englishcityhood

From city + -hood.

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APA

cityhood. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cityhood

MLA

“cityhood.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cityhood. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cityhood,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cityhood.

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