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city | indebted |

As a proper noun city

is (uk) a popular shortened form of the city of london, the historic core of london where the roman settlement of londinium was established.

As a verb indebted is

(indebt).

As an adjective indebted is

obligated, especially financially.

city

English

(wikipedia city)

Alternative forms

* cyte

Noun

(cities)
  • A large settlement, bigger than a town.
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  • *:So this was my future home, I thought!Backed by towering hills, the but faintly discernible purple line of the French boundary off to the southwest, a sky of palest Gobelin flecked with fat, fleecy little clouds, it in truth looked a dear little city'; the ' city of one's dreams.
  • *{{quote-magazine, date=2014-06-14, volume=411, issue=8891, magazine=(The Economist)
    • , title= It's a gas , passage=One of the hidden glories of Victorian engineering is proper drains. Isolating a city ’s effluent and shipping it away in underground sewers has probably saved more lives than any medical procedure except vaccination.}}
  • (lb) The central business district; downtown.
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    • Derived terms

    (Terms derived from the above definition of "city") * citify * citizen * city banker * city block * city boy * city center * city centre * city clerk * city desk * city district * city father * city girl * city hall * city limit * city line * city man * city manager * city planning * city room * city slicker * city-state * cityscape * citywide * (l) * holy city * inner city/inner-city * sister city * the city * twin city (city)

    Related terms

    * civic * civil

    See also

    * metropolis * megalopolis * megacity

    Statistics

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    indebted

    English

    Alternative forms

    * endebted (obsolete)

    Verb

    (head)
  • (indebt)

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Obligated, especially financially.
  • * {{quote-news
    • , year=2011 , date=October 15 , author=Phil McNulty , title=Liverpool 1 - 1 Man Utd , work=BBC Sport citation , page= , passage=And Ferguson was largely indebted to young keeper David de Gea, who has had his critics this season but made crucial saves to keep United in contention as they came under concerted pressure in the closing stages.}}

    Synonyms

    * beholden * obliged