| 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: | city |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | metropolitan |
Synonyms: |
burghal, citified, civic, civil, interurban, intraurban, megalopolitan, municipal, urban |
| Notes: | city first was used for any settlement regardless of size; the modern distinction between town and city developed during the 14th century |
Antonyms: |
rural |
| Main Entry: | civic |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | community |
Synonyms: |
borough, civil, communal, local, metropolitan, municipal, national, public, urban |
| Main Entry: | metropolitan |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | concerning a city |
Synonyms: |
city, cosmopolitan, modern, municipal, urban, urbane |
Antonyms: |
country |
| 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: | public |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | community, general |
Synonyms: |
accessible, city, civic, civil, common, communal, conjoint, conjunct, country, federal, free, free to all, government, governmental, intermutual, metropolitan, municipal, mutual, national, not private, open, open-door, popular, social, state, universal, unrestricted, urban, widespread, without charge |
Antonyms: |
particular, private, specific |
| Main Entry: | downtown |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | city |
Synonyms: |
business, central, main, metropolitan, midtown, urban |
Antonyms: |
residential, rural, suburban |
| Main Entry: | city |
| Part of Speech: | adjective, noun |
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