cityship

C3I1T1Y4S1H4I1P3

noun

A spacecraft which contains an entire city.

OriginEnglish ship ← Middle English schip ← Old English scip →
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Meanings

nouncityship (plural cityships)

plural cityships · alternative city-ship

  1. literatureA spacecraft which contains an entire city.
  2. A mobile seastead, as on a cruise ship.

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*sek-?
  10. Proto-Indo-European*skey-der.?
  11. Proto-Germanic*skipą
  12. Proto-West Germanic*skip
  13. Old Englishscip
  14. Middle Englishschip
  15. Englishship
  16. Englishcityship

From city + ship.

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Cite this entry
APA

cityship. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cityship

MLA

“cityship.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cityship. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cityship,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cityship.

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