5
supercity(noun, place, area, settlement, city)
4
urban center(noun, expression, idiom)
4
capital city(expression, idiom)
4
metropolitan(place, city, town, city-like)
4
suburban(place, city, town, city-like)
3
hamlet(noun, abode, town)
3
boom town(expression, place, capital, municipality)
2
center(noun, place, point, capital, travelers)
2
diocese
2
province
2
bishopric
2
district
2
electorate
2
exurb
2
mega city(noun, place, area, settlement, city)
2
polis(place, capital, municipality)
2
shopping center(expression, travelers, shoppers)
2
urban sprawl
2
urbs(place, capital, municipality)
1
burgh(noun, abode)
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