city

city

noun

Definition of CITY

a thickly settled, highly populated area <commuters who drive every day between their homes in the suburbs and their jobs in the city>

Synonyms asphalt jungle, burg, cosmopolis, megacity, megalopolis, metropolis, municipality, town

Related Words borough; conurbation; urban sprawl; exurb, suburb, suburbia; central city, edge city, garden city; core city, downtown, inner city, midtown