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citied

[ sit-eed ]
/ ˈsɪt id /

adjective

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

Words nearby citied

cite, cites, cithaeron, cithara, cither, citied, citified, citify, citizen, citizen journalism, citizen kane

Origin of citied

First recorded in 1605–15; city + -ed3

OTHER WORDS FROM citied

un·cit·ied, adjective
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020

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