Collocations for city - noun

big, large, major | small | great
Rome is one of the great cities of the world.

ancient, historic, old | beautiful | industrial | cosmopolitan | coastal | home, native
Her native city is Tokyo.

capital | provincial | cathedral, university | walled
the old walled city of York

twin
Bonn is Oxford''s twin city.

build, found

grow
The city grew rapidly in the nineteenth century.

flourish

dweller | centre, street
Parking is difficult in the city centre.

council | life

in a/the ~
We live in a big city.

outside a/the ~
There''s a park just outside the city.

the centre/middle/heart of a city, the edge/outskirts of a city