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A '''city''' is an inhabited urban development that usually has a population greater than that of a town. In the [[United Kingdom]] traditionally a city was a town possessing a [[cathedral]], all other large settlements being merely towns. This is, however, no longer the case; city status is conveyed by royal charter. Some towns have catherals but are not cities (e.g. [[Chemsford]], [[Guildford]]); others are cities but have no cathedral (e.g. [[Derby]], [[Sunderland]], [[Newport]]).
A '''city''' is an inhabited urban development that usually has a population greater than that of a town. In the [[United Kingdom]] traditionally a city was a town possessing a [[cathedral]], all other large settlements being merely towns. This is, however, no longer the case; city status is conveyed by royal charter. Some towns have catherals but are not cities (e.g. [[Chemsford]], [[Guildford]]); others are cities but have no cathedral (e.g. [[Derby]], [[Sunderland]], [[Newport]]).
In the [[United States]], the [[Tenth Amendment]] leaves the organization of [[local government]] to the [[state]]s rather than to the [[United States Government]]. Therefore, each state is free to define for itself the qualifications for a community to become a city and the powers that cities have.
==See also==
*[[Independent city]]
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