Usage Note
ciudad is feminine, so it is la ciudad, and nouns ending in -dad are reliably feminine. Spanish distinguishes ciudad (city) from pueblo (town or village) by size.
Examples
"Madrid es una ciudad grande."
Natural Translation
Madrid is a big city.
Literal Translation
Madrid is a city large

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