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metropolitan city(noun, expression, territory, place, capital)
8
principal city(noun, expression, territory, place, capital)
7
highly populated area(noun, expression, place, area, capital)
6
capital town(noun, expression, territory, place, capital)
6
central city(noun, expression, place, area, capital)
6
metropolitan area(noun, expression, place, area, capital)
5
megapolis(noun, place, area, settlement, city)
4
agglomeration(noun, place, area, settlement, city)
4
conurbation(noun, place, area, settlement, city)
4
megametropolis(noun, territory, habitation, city, urban)
4
metroplex(noun, territory, habitation, city, urban)
3
cosmopolis(noun, place, area, settlement, city)
3
megalopolis(noun, place, area, settlement, city)
2
asphalt jungle(noun, place, area, settlement, city)
2
capital(noun, place, area, settlement, city)
2
city government(noun, control, administration, city)
2
conglomeration(noun, place, area, settlement, city)
2
core city(noun, place, area, settlement, city)
2
downtown(noun, place, area, settlement, city)
2
metropolis(noun, place, area, settlement, city)
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