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metropolis(noun, place, area, capital, settlement)
9
central city(noun, expression, place, area, capital)
9
highly populated area(noun, expression, place, area, capital)
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municipality(noun, place, area, capital, settlement)
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conurbation(noun, place, area, capital, settlement)
7
downtown(noun, place, area, capital, settlement)
7
megalopolis(noun, place, area, capital, settlement)
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mega city(noun, expression, place, area, capital)
5
agglomeration(noun, place, area, settlement, city)
5
asphalt jungle(noun, place, area, settlement, city)
5
capital(noun, place, area, settlement, city)
5
core city(noun, place, area, settlement, city)
5
cosmopolis(noun, place, area, settlement, city)
5
megapolis(noun, place, area, settlement, city)
5
supercity(noun, place, area, settlement, city)
3
city(noun, town)
3
metropolitan city(expression, place, capital, leading)
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principal city(expression, place, capital, leading)
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borough(place, capital, metropolis, municipality)
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burg(place, capital, metropolis, municipality)
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