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citied

[ sit-eed ]
/ ˈsɪt id /
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adjective

occupied by a city or cities.
formed into or like a city.

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Nearby words

  1. cite,
  2. cites,
  3. cithaeron,
  4. cithara,
  5. cither,
  6. citified,
  7. citify,
  8. citizen,
  9. citizen journalism,
  10. citizen kane

Origin of citied

First recorded in 1605–15; city + -ed3
Related formsun·cit·ied, adjective
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019

Examples from the Web for citied

  • He gestured impetuously from the elevation to the citied valley below.

    Mountain|Clement Wood

  • A star that o'er the citied world beckoned, a sword of flame; A star with myriad thunders tongued: a mighty word there came.

    Poems|G.K. Chesterton