Cities

Thematic Vocabulary Unit Nº 22 v.09

          Main Definitions

1. city 1 |n| a large area with houses, shops, offices, etc, that is often the centre of government for an area.
2. city 2 |n| a large and densely populated urban area, may include several independent administrative districts.
3. town |n| a large area with houses, shops,  offices etc. A town is smaller than a city.
4. "La Coruña is a pretty seaside town."
5. capital / capital city |n| the city where the government of a country or state is.
6. "We travelled to Budapest, the capital of Hungary."
7. municipality 1 |n| is usually an urban administrative division having corporate status and usually powers of self-government.
8. "The municipality of Berkeley."
9. municipality 2 |n| |pl municipalities| a town or district that has local government].
10. "An elected municipality"

          Outside Parts of the City

1. the outskirts |n| the area around the edge of a city or just outside it.
2. "Disneyland is on the outskirts of Paris."
3. suburb/suburbs |n| an area around the edges of a city, where many people live.
4. "He lives in a suburb of London."
5. "More and more people are moving to the suburbs."
   

          Big Cities

1. metropolis 1 |n| a big busy city that is full of people and activity.
2. 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.
3. "After 1850 París grew quickly into a busy metrópolis."

      Related Posts

1. Streets
2. Buildings
3. Construcion Sites
4. Town Squares
5. Airports
6. Ports
7. Smog

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