microcity

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noun

An unusually small city or citylike environment.

OriginEnglish city ← Middle English cite ← Old French citet →
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Meanings

nounmicrocity (plural microcities)

plural microcities

  1. An unusually small city or citylike environment.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*mey-der.?
  2. Ancient Greekμῑκρός (mīkrós)
  3. Ancient Greekμῑκρο- (mīkro-)
  4. Englishmicro-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*ḱey-
  6. Proto-Italic*keiwis
  7. Latinceivis
  8. Latinceivitās
  9. Late Latincīvitātem (city)
  10. Old Frenchcitet
  11. Middle Englishcite
  12. Englishcity
  13. Englishmicrocity

From micro- + city.

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APA

microcity. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/microcity

MLA

“microcity.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/microcity. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “microcity,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/microcity.

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