How many syllables in city?

There are 2 syllables in the word city.

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How to pronounce city:

Definition of city:

city (noun):: any large town; an inhabited place of greater size, population, or importance than a town or village; a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts.

Synonyms for city:

central city

city center

city centre

civic center

concrete jungle

conurbation

down town

financial center

inner city

medical center

megalopolis

metropolis

municipal center

municipality

provincial capital

state capital

suburb

town

urban center

Antonyms for city:

backveld

boondocks

country

countryside

farmland

hinterland

outback

outdoors

sticks

wilderness

woodlands

woods

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