7
metropolitan area(noun, expression, place, area, capital)
7
townish(adjective, place, city, town, city-like)
5
agglomeration(noun, place, area, settlement, city)
5
built-up(adjective, place, city, town, city-like)
5
civil(adjective, place, city, town, city-like)
5
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5
cosmopolis(noun, place, area, settlement, city)
5
highly populated area(noun, place, area, settlement, city)
5
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5
interurban(adjective, place, city, town, city-like)
5
megapolis(noun, place, area, settlement, city)
5
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5
public(adjective, place, city, town, city-like)
5
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5
uptown(adjective, place, city, town, city-like)
5
village(adjective, place, city, town, city-like)
4
business district(noun, expression, idiom)
4
capital(noun, place, area, settlement, city)
4
citizen(adjective, place, city, town, city-like)
4
city center(noun, expression, idiom, core, center)
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