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metropolis(noun, place, area, capital, settlement)
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municipality(noun, place, area, capital, settlement)
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megalopolis(noun, place, area, capital, settlement)
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urban sprawl(noun, expression, idiom)
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agglomeration(noun, place, area, settlement, city)
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downtown(noun, place, area, capital, settlement)
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metropolitan area(noun, expression, idiom, place, area)
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city(noun, town, metropolis, municipality)
5
capital(noun, place, area, settlement, city)
5
central city(noun, place, area, settlement, city)
5
core city(noun, place, area, settlement, city)
5
cosmopolis(noun, place, area, settlement, city)
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highly populated area(noun, place, area, settlement, city)
5
megapolis(noun, place, area, settlement, city)
5
supercity(noun, place, area, settlement, city)
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asphalt jungle(noun, place, area, settlement, city)
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borough(noun, place, capital, metropolis, municipality)
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burg(noun, place, capital, metropolis, municipality)
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urban area(noun, expression, idiom, place, environment)
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mega city(noun, place, area, settlement, city)
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