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CITY Synonyms

There are 18 synonyms of the word city. (exact relations)
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

Best Hypernyms For CITY

Here is a list of related hypernyms for city, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
Words (1)
municipality
Phrases (3)
administrative districtadministrative divisionterritorial division

Alternatives for METROPOLIS

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