Synonyms for city
All synonyms
Noun
1. Central business district
central business district, municipal, local administrative unit
Other
Definitions
- n. 1
A large settlement, bigger than a town; sometimes with a specific legal definition, depending on the place.
São Paulo is the largest city in South America.
Related words
- Word family
- citification citizen city-builder cityite cityside cityward citywards
- Phrases
- central city city center city council city slicker city centre city dweller city's finest city sim
- Is a kind of
- settlement
Forms
- Plural
- cities → municipals, metropolises, places…
Example sentences
- municipal The municipal council is elected by the citizens.
- metropolis Algiers should become an investment metropolis.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| city | steady | |
| municipal | falling | |
| metropolis | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 5 letters
- place1
- 9 letters
- municipal4
- 10 letters
- metropolis4
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (municipal4 = 4 syllables).