Thematic Vocabulary Unit Nº 22 v.09
Main Definitions
- city 1 |n| a large area with houses, shops, offices, etc, that is often the centre of government for an area.
- city 2 |n| a large and densely populated urban area, may include several independent administrative districts.
- town |n| a large area with houses, shops, offices etc. A town is smaller than a city.
- "La Coruña is a pretty seaside town."
- capital / capital city |n| the city where the government of a country or state is.
- "We travelled to Budapest, the capital of Hungary."
- municipality 1 |n| is usually an urban administrative division having corporate status and usually powers of self-government.
- "The municipality of Berkeley."
- municipality 2 |n| |pl municipalities| a town or district that has local government].
- "An elected municipality"
Outside Parts of the City
- the outskirts |n| the area around the edge of a city or just outside it.
- "Disneyland is on the outskirts of Paris."
- suburb/suburbs |n| an area around the edges of a city, where many people live.
- "He lives in a suburb of London."
- "More and more people are moving to the suburbs."
Big Cities
- metropolis 1 |n| a big busy city that is full of people and activity.
- metropolis 2 |n| a very large city or urban area wich is a significant economic, political and cultural center for a country or region, and an important hub for regional or international connections and communications.
- "After 1850 París grew quickly into a busy metrópolis."
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