citied

[sit-eed]

adjective

1. occupied by a city or cities.

2. formed into or like a city.

Other Word Forms

• uncitied adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of citied¹

First recorded in 1605–15; city + -ed ³

Example Sentences

Adding Cuba back to the list after its removal in 2015 by President Barack Obama, Trump citied the communist country's backing of Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro.

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It was 10,000 words long and citied more than 150 sources.

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The main concerns citied are Providence’s “policies around abortion rights, fairness in the treatment of transgender people, and low-income patients,” according to a statement released by the Sounders FC Alliance Council — an elected body representing the team’s season-ticket members.

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Detectives believe she was murdered - allegedly with a hammer - hours earlier, according to local media who have citied anonymous sources.

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In a court filing, Smith citied Trump’s criticism on his Truth Social site of potential witnesses including former Vice President and 2024 presidential rival Mike Pence, who Trump said had gone to the “Dark Side,” and former top U.S. general Mark Milley, who Trump accused of colluding with China in an act that he said would have once warranted death.

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