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Word 1 of 3: ciudad, city

/sjuˈdad/
ciudad

citynoun

A large populated place with many streets, buildings and people.

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The c sounds like an s. The i and u go together: ciu-dad, and the stress falls on dad.

  1. 1Esta ciudad es más grande de lo que pensaba.This city is bigger than I thought.