uncity

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verb

To deprive of the status of a city.

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

verbuncity (third-person singular simple present uncities, present participle uncitying, simple past and past participle uncitied)

present singular third person uncities · participle present uncitying · participle past uncitied · past uncitied

  1. obsoletetransitiveTo deprive of the status of a city.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ent-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂énts
  3. Proto-Germanic*anda-
  4. Proto-West Germanic*anda-
  5. Old Englishand-
  6. Old Englishon-
  7. Middle Englishon-
  8. Englishun-
  9. Proto-Indo-European*ḱey-
  10. Proto-Italic*keiwis
  11. Latinceivis
  12. Latinceivitās
  13. Late Latincīvitātem (city)
  14. Old Frenchcitet
  15. Middle Englishcite
  16. Englishcity
  17. Englishuncity

From un- + city.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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