people living in a large densely populated municipality | the Athenian siege of Syracuse (415-413 BC) was eventually won by Syracuse |
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts | the Roman siege of Syracuse (214-212 BC) was eventually won by the Romans who sacked the city (killing Archimedes) |
an incorporated administrative district established by state charter | a city in southeastern Sicily that was founded by Corinthians in the 8th century BC |
| a city in central New York, the county seat of Onondaga County |