Whan it has a seat----------------A City is a City when it is INCORPORATED....essentially, it then becomes a Buisness It makes money through taxes (property, Sales, etc.) otherwise, an area not...
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A city is a city because it was one the the important places in the world.
The plural form of city is cities.
See Village Voyage's directory of city wikis to find out: http://www.villagevoyage.com/wiki/Category:Cities
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