32
city(adjective, place, community, civil, city)
32
municipal(adjective, place, civil, cosmopolitan, city)
24
civic(adjective, place, community, civil, city)
24
town(adjective, place, city, city-like)
21
suburban(adjective, place, abode, city, town)
20
urban(adjective, place, abode, civil, cosmopolitan)
19
citified(adjective, place, city, town, city-like)
18
inner-city(adjective, place, city, town, city-like)
18
oppidan(adjective, place, city, town, city-like)
16
primate(noun, religion, person, title, clergy)
15
towny(adjective, place, city, town, city-like)
13
townish(adjective, place, city, town, city-like)
13
downtown(adjective, place, city, town, city-like)
11
borough(adjective, place, city, town, city-like)
11
public(adjective, place, general, community, city)
10
civil(adjective, place, refined, community, city)
10
midtown(adjective, place, city, town, city-like)
9
built-up(adjective, place, city, town, city-like)
9
interurban(adjective, place, city, town, city-like)
9
uptown(adjective, place, city, town, city-like)
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