Swedish noun· top 2,000 most common

city

downtown area

Meaning

downtown area

In Swedish: stadskärna

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What does city mean?

city in a sentence

  • Lite närmare city, i närheten av konstmuseet, ligger Norrköpings mest attraktiva lägenheter
    A little closer to the town centre, next to the art museum, you'll find Norrköping's most attractive apartments
  • Det finns mycket att förbättra i vårt city
    There are many things that need improvement in our inner city

Questions

What does city mean in English?

city means “downtown area”.

Similar words

centrumstanstadstorstad

Origin

Borrowed from English city.

Nearby common words

city is number 1,541 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

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Sources: Folkets lexikon (CC BY-SA 2.5) and Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), edited by Lingolib. Recording: Wikimedia Commons. Browse the dictionary