Synonyms for local administrative unit

Most common

settlement · ward · electoral district · municipality · canton · subregion

All synonyms

Noun

Definitions

1. n. 1

   In the European union, a low-level administrative division of a country, ranked below a province, region, or state.

Example sentences

• settlement Layla reached an Aboriginal settlement in safety.
• ward There doesn't seem to be any heating on that ward.
• municipality Each municipality has a different garbage fee.
• canton My dream is to study Cantonese in Canton.

By length

4 letters

city², ward¹

6 letters

county², canton²

8 letters

district²

9 letters

community⁴, subregion

10 letters

settlement³

12 letters

municipality⁶

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (city² = 2 syllables).