Which city are you from? vs What city are you from?

Both "Which city are you from?" and "What city are you from?" are correct and commonly used in English. These sentences are interchangeable and can be used to ask someone about the city they come from.

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Last updated: March 05, 2025 • 5648 views

Which city are you from?

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

This phrase is used to inquire about the specific city someone is from.

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How many European agencies are there and in which cities are they located? -
Do you understand that dogs in the city are unhappy?
whether it knows on what basis the applicant cities are assessed? 2.
In which direction should the city expand?
So, at any given time, you know where all the cabs in the city are?
Eric, what city are we in?
What kinds of backgrounds do these city idiots come from?
And which part of that guidance included breaking and entering at city hall?
You do know that only. of the population of Sun City are Asian?
The day I was born, My mama said I looked at her, smiled, And asked, "which way to music city?"
Is the Commission not trying to exploit the current turmoil in world financial markets as a beneficial crisis which, it hopes, will facilitate further oversight and ultimate control of the City?
Talk about bankrupting the entire city?
Or the serial bombing of American cities?
but an American couple moving about the city?
You the transfer from cove city?
So what happened on that day in the city? honestly, I-I-I...
Your daughter is back from the city?
Is that the castle beyond the Goblin City?
What are our European objectives for our cities?
Did you drive her back to your home in a blue convertible Jag, which you stole from outside the Sin City nightclub?

Alternatives:

What city are you from?

What city are you from?

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

This phrase is used to inquire about the city someone is from without specifying a particular city.

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What city? Well, everyone speaks Russian.
Eric, what city are we in?
whether it knows on what basis the applicant cities are assessed? 2.
So what happened on that day in the city? honestly, I-I-I...
What are our European objectives for our cities?
What kinds of backgrounds do these city idiots come from?
What cities are on the tour?
For what crime did you flee the city?
What will you call your glorious city?
What'd you find in Carson City?
What other currency is named after a city?
Why? What's at Keystone City?
What brings you to the big city?
So what happened on that day in the city?
What happened when you went to the city?
What brings you to the big city?
So what brings you to this city?
What about the villains of Grim City?
What are you doing in my city?
What's going on in this city?

Alternatives:

Which city are you from?

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