| Main Entry: | village |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | small town |
Synonyms: |
center, crossroads, hamlet, suburb |
| Main Entry: | commune |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | group living together |
Synonyms: |
collective, commonage, commonality, community, cooperative, family, kibbutz, municipality, neighborhood, rank and file, village |
| 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 |
| Main Entry: | suburb |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | neighborhood outside of but reliant on nearby large city |
Synonyms: |
bedroom community, burb, country, countryside, environs, fringe, hamlet, hinterland, outlying area, outpost, outskirts, precinct, purlieu, residential area, slub, suburbia, village |
Antonyms: |
center, metropolis |
| 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 |
Antonyms: |
country, rural, suburban |
| 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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