27
metropolitan(adjective, place, abode, city, town)
22
town(adjective, place, city, city-like)
20
city(adjective, place, town, city-like)
20
towny(adjective, place, city, town, city-like)
18
citified(adjective, place, city, town, city-like)
18
municipal(adjective, place, city, town, city-like)
18
oppidan(adjective, place, city, town, city-like)
17
civic(adjective, place, city, town, city-like)
15
inner-city(adjective, place, city, town, city-like)
15
townish(adjective, place, city, town, city-like)
13
downtown(adjective, place, city, town, city-like)
11
borough(adjective, place, city, town, city-like)
9
country(noun, adjective, provincial, rural)
9
interurban(adjective, place, city, town, city-like)
9
midtown(adjective, place, city, town, city-like)
8
uptown(adjective, place, city, town, city-like)
8
urban(adjective, place, abode, city, town)
8
built-up(adjective, place, city, town, city-like)
7
rural(adjective, abode, provincial)
7
central(adjective, place, city, town, city-like)
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