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citified

or cit·y·fied

[ sit-i-fahyd ]
/ ˈsɪt ɪˌfaɪd /
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adjective

made into a city.
having city habits, fashions, etc.

RELATED WORDS

urbanize, metropolitanize

Nearby words

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

Origin of citified

An Americanism dating back to 1820–30; city + -fy + -ed2

Definition for citified (2 of 2)

citify

[ sit-i-fahy ]
/ ˈsɪt ɪˌfaɪ /

verb (used with object), cit·i·fied, cit·i·fy·ing.

to make into a city; urbanize.
to cause to conform to city habits, fashions, etc.

Origin of citify

First recorded in 1860–65; city + -fy
Related formscit·i·fi·ca·tion, noun
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British Dictionary definitions for citified (1 of 2)

citified

cityfied

/ (ˈsɪtɪˌfaɪd) /

adjective

often derogatory having the customs, manners, or dress of city people

British Dictionary definitions for citified (2 of 2)

citify

cityfy

/ (ˈsɪtɪˌfaɪ) /

verb -fies, -fying or -fied (tr)

to cause to conform to or adopt the customs, habits, or dress of city people
to make urban
Derived Formscitification or cityfication, noun
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