subcity

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noun

A subdivision of a city.

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

nounsubcity (plural subcities)

plural subcities

  1. A subdivision of a city.

    This was the factor used to divide the city of Cairo into thirteen subcities.

    2018, Janet L. Abu-Lughod, Cairo: 1001 Years of the City Victorious, page 185

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*upó
  2. Proto-Italic*supo
  3. Latinsub
  4. Latinsub-
  5. Englishsub-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*ḱey-
  7. Proto-Italic*keiwis
  8. Latinceivis
  9. Latinceivitās
  10. Late Latincīvitātem (city)
  11. Old Frenchcitet
  12. Middle Englishcite
  13. Englishcity
  14. Englishsubcity

From sub- + city.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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