cityward

adjective (or adverb)

city·​ward

variants or citywards

-wə(r)dz

: to or toward the city

cityward migration

hastening cityward

Word History

Etymology

Middle English cite-ward, from cite, citie city + -ward

First Known Use

1712, in the meaning defined above

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