CITY Synonyms
There are 4 hypernyms of the word city. (close relations)
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metropolis | nounn | |||||||
noun • a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts • people living in a large densely populated municipality | ||||||||
borough | nounn | |||||||
noun • one of the administrative divisions of a large city • an English town that forms the constituency of a member of parliament | ||||||||
burg | nounn | |||||||
noun • colloquial American term for a town | ||||||||
capital | verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj | |||||||
noun • the federal government of the United States • assets available for use in the production of further assets • a book written by Karl Marx (1867) describing his economic theories • wealth in the form of money or property owned by a person or business and human resources of economic value • a seat of government • one of the large alphabetic characters used as the first letter in writing or printing proper names and sometimes for emphasis • a center that is associated more than any other with some activity or product • the upper part of a column that supports the entablature adjective satellite • first-rate • of principal importance • uppercase | ||||||||
conurbation | nounn | |||||||
noun • an aggregation or continuous network of urban communities | ||||||||
district | nounn | |||||||
noun • a region marked off for administrative or other purposes verb • regulate housing in; of certain areas of towns | ||||||||
hamlet | nounn | |||||||
noun • a community of people smaller than a village • the hero of William Shakespeare's tragedy who hoped to avenge the murder of his father • a settlement smaller than a town | ||||||||
megalopolis | nounn | |||||||
noun • a very large urban complex (usually involving several cities and towns) | ||||||||
municipality | nounn | |||||||
noun • an urban district having corporate status and powers of self-government • people living in a town or city having local self-government | ||||||||
settlement | nounn | |||||||
noun • a body of people who settle far from home but maintain ties with their homeland; inhabitants remain nationals of their home state but are not literally under the home state's system of government • a community of people smaller than a town • a conclusive resolution of a matter and disposition of it • the act of colonizing; the establishment of colonies • something settled or resolved; the outcome of decision making • an area where a group of families live together • termination of a business operation by using its assets to discharge its liabilities | ||||||||
suburb | nounn | |||||||
noun • a residential district located on the outskirts of a city | ||||||||
town | nounn | |||||||
noun • an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city • United States architect who was noted for his design and construction of truss bridges (1784-1844) • the people living in a municipality smaller than a city • an administrative division of a county | ||||||||
township | nounn | |||||||
noun • an administrative division of a county | ||||||||
village | nounn | |||||||
noun • a community of people smaller than a town • a mainly residential district of Manhattan; `the Village' became a home for many writers and artists in the 20th century • a settlement smaller than a town | ||||||||
cosmopolis | nounn | |||||||
noun • An important city, such as a capital city, inhabited by people from a diverse range of cultural backgrounds. | ||||||||
megacity | nounn | |||||||
noun • A very large city; a megalopolis. | ||||||||
urban area | nounn | |||||||
noun • a geographical area constituting a city or town | ||||||||
urban center | nounn | |||||||
noun • a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts |