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| Main Entry: | town |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | incorporated community |
| Synonyms: | boondocks, borough, city, hamlet, metropolis, municipality, seat, apple*, burg, 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 |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | local |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | of a community, restricted to immediate area |
| Synonyms: | bounded, civic, confined, district, geographical, insular, legendary, limited, narrow, neighborhood, parish, parochial, provincial, regional, sectarian, sectional, territorial, town, vernacular, divisional, small-town |
| Antonyms: | foreign, nonnative |
| Main Entry: | municipal |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | concerning cities |
| Synonyms: | borough, city, civic, civil, community, corporate, domestic, home, incorporated, internal, local, metropolitan, native, public, town, urban, burghal |
| Antonyms: | country, suburban |
| Main Entry: | municipality |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | city |
| Synonyms: | borough, community, district, metropolis, precinct, town, village, township |
| Main Entry: | urban |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | city |
| Synonyms: | central, civic, civil, downtown, metropolitan, municipal, popular, public, town, village, burghal, citified, inner-city, nonrural, oppidan |
| Antonyms: | country, rural, suburban |
| 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, neighborhood, niche, nook, pad*, part, plant, point, position, property, quarter, region, reservation, residence, room, seat, section, site, situation, spot, station, suburb, town, venue, vicinity, village, volume, whereabouts, zone, locality, locus, longitude, stead |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | center |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | point of attraction for visitors, shoppers, travelers |
| Synonyms: | capital, city, club, concourse, crossroads, focal point, focus, heart, hub, mall, market, marketplace, mart, meeting place, metropolis, nerve center, plaza, shopping center, station, town, polestar, social center, trading center |
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