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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | incorporated community |
| Synonyms: | apple, boondocks, borough, burg, city, hamlet, metropolis, municipality, seat, sticks, township, whistle-stop |
| Notes: | city first was used for any settlement regardless of size; the modern distinction between town and city developed during the 14th century |
| Main Entry: | local |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | of a community, restricted to immediate area |
| Synonyms: | bounded, civic, confined, district, divisional, geographical, insular, legendary, limited, narrow, neighborhood, parish, parochial, provincial, regional, sectarian, sectional, small-town, territorial, town, vernacular |
| Antonyms: | foreign, nonnative |
| Main Entry: | municipal |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | concerning cities |
| Synonyms: | borough, burghal, city, civic, civil, community, corporate, domestic, home, incorporated, internal, local, metropolitan, native, public, town, urban |
| Antonyms: | country, suburban |
| Main Entry: | municipality |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | city |
| Synonyms: | borough, community, district, metropolis, precinct, town, township, village |
| Main Entry: | place |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | location with purpose, function |
| Synonyms: | abode, accommodation, apartment, area, berth, city, community, compass, corner, country, distance, district, domicile, dwelling, field, habitat, hamlet, hangout, hole*, home, house, joint, latitude, lay, locale, locality, locus, longitude, neighborhood, niche, nook, pad, part, plant, point, position, property, quarter, region, reservation, residence, room, seat, section, site, situation, spot, station, stead, suburb, town, venue, vicinity, village, volume, whereabouts, zone |
| Notes: | in horse racing results, there is win, place, show, and also-ran |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | urban |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | city |
| Synonyms: | burghal, central, citified, civic, civil, downtown, inner-city, metropolitan, municipal, nonrural, oppidan, popular, public, town, village |
| Notes: | urban refers to a city; urbane means polished and smooth, as in a person's demeanor |
| Antonyms: | country, rural, suburban |
| Main Entry: | burg |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | city |
| Synonyms: | metropolis, municipality, town |
| Main Entry: | localized |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | local |
| Synonyms: | bounded, civic, confined, district, divisional, geographical, insular, limited, narrow, neighborhood, parish, parochial, provincial, regional, restricted, sectarian, sectional, small-town, territorial, town, vernacular |
| Main Entry: | small-town |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | local |
| Synonyms: | bounded, civic, confined, district, divisional, geographical, insular, legendary, limited, narrow, narrow-minded, neighborhood, parish, parochial, provincial, regional, sectarian, sectional, territorial, town, vernacular |
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