The City

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• film, see The City
• 1971 television movie, see The City
• soap opera, see The City
• book by Maxmilian Weber, see The City
• album by Vangelis, see The City
• prime time television series, see The City
• short-lived trio consisting of Charles Larkey, Danny Kortchmar, and Carole King, see The City (group).
• the primary location in the various incarnations of The Tick stories, see The City (The Tick)
• North American weekly comic strip by "Derf", see The City (comic strip).
• XM Radio channel 67, see The City (XM).
• For the basketball team that used "The City" as its nickname in the 1970s, see Golden State Warriors.

In general, in a rural or semi-rural environment, "The City" tends to be used by local residents to refer to the nearest large conurbation.

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In a suburban or inner-city environment, "The City" tends to be used by local residents and municipal agencies to refer to the much smaller area of the central business district, or the part defined by the official city limits. This usage, typically with the word City capitalized, sometimes appears in articles in mass-media publications that are targeted to residents of a major metropolitan area.

Related Topics:
Central business district - City limits

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There are occasional exceptions, such as in British English, where "The City" is not just a common name for the City of London, but is also sometimes used as a collective noun for the financial entities based there, similar to the way "Wall Street" and "Bay Street" sometimes refer to U.S. and Canadian financial markets, respectively.

Related Topics:
British English - City of London - Wall Street - Bay Street

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