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cité

/site/cité
1.
nounfeminine

housing estate (social-housing complex, often in the suburbs)

Il a grandi dans une cité de la banlieue parisienne.

He grew up in a housing estate in the Paris suburbs.

Synonyms:cité HLM, résidence, quartier
2.
nounfeminine

city; (especially) a historic or walled town

La cité médiévale attire beaucoup de touristes.

The medieval town attracts many tourists.

Synonyms:ville
3.
verbPart1stSing

cited; quoted; mentioned (past participle of citer)

Son nom a été cité plusieurs fois pendant la réunion.

His name was mentioned several times during the meeting.

Synonyms:mentionné, nommé, référencé