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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 |
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| 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: | burg |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | city |
| Synonyms: | metropolis, municipality, town |
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| Main Entry: | center |
| Part of Speech: | adjective, noun, verb |
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Adjectives: |
abstemious, adiaphorous, average, axial, azygous, central, centrical, centripetal, commonplace, concentric, entad, equatorial, equidistant, focal, fulcrate, geocentric, homocentric, intermediate, mean, medial, mediate, mediterranean, mesial, mesne, mesothetic, mid, middle, middle-class, middlemost, middling, midmost, neutral, paracentral, phallocentric, straight, tapsell, umbilical, vorticiform, vortiginous
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| Concept: | [Limited space] Place. |
| Category: | 1. ABSTRACT SPACE |
| Synonyms: |
-nouns
place, lieu, spot, point, dot; niche, nook (corner); hole; pigeonhole (receptacle); compartment; premises, precinct, station; area, courtyard, square; abode; locality (situation)., ins and outs; every hole and corner.
-adverbs
somewhere, in some place, wherever it may be, here and there, in various places, passim.
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