Meanings
city (a large settlement)
Der Zerfall des Römerreiches raubte der Stadt Rom die alte Stellung als Mittelpunkt alles Geschehens.The decay of the Roman empire robbed the city of Rome of the old position as the center of all that was happening.
town (a settlement larger than a village)
metonymicallycity center (a central business area of a city)
metonymicallycity, town, town council, city council (a governing body of people elected to oversee management of a municipality)
colloquialcentre; center
Kommst du heute Abend mit in die Stadt?
Examples
GermanEnglish
Ich sah in der Ferne eine Stadt.I saw a town in the distance.
Es gibt viele Taxis in der Stadt.There are many taxis in town.