city planning
town planning
urban planning | determining and drawing up plans for the future physical arrangement and condition of a community |
anteroom
antechamber
entrance hall
hall foyer
lobby
vestibule | a large entrance or reception room or area |
| assembly hall | a hall where many people can congregate |
ballroom
dance hall
dance palace | large room used mainly for dancing |
| beer hall | a hall or barroom featuring beer and (usually) entertainment |
billiard room
billiard saloon
billiard parlor
billiard parlour
billiard hall | a room in which billiards is played |
| city hall | a building that houses administrative offices of a municipal government |
| city university | an urban university in a large city |
| concert hall | a hall where concerts are given |
| dining-hall | a large room at a college or university, used especially for dining |
dormitory
dorm
residence hall
hall student residence | a college or university building containing living quarters for students |
exhibition hall
exhibition area | a large hall for holding exhibitions |
| great hall | the principal hall in a castle or mansion, can be used for dining or entertainment |
| hall | a large building for meetings or entertainment |
| hall | a large room for gatherings or entertainment, lecture hall, pool hall |
| hall | a large building used by a college or university for teaching or research, halls of learning |
| Hall of Fame | a building containing trophies honoring famous people |
| hall of residence | a university dormitory |
hallway
hall | an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open, the elevators were at the end of the hall |
| Independence Hall | the building in Philadelphia where the Declaration of Independence was signed |
manor hall
hall | the large room of a manor or castle |
mansion
mansion house
manse hall residence | a large and imposing house |
mess
mess hall | a (large) military dining room where service personnel eat or relax |
music hall
vaudeville theater
vaudeville theatre | a theater in which vaudeville is staged |
| National Baseball Hall of Fame | a Hall of Fame and museum in Cooperstown, New York, honoring great baseball players |
row house
town house | a house that is one of a row of identical houses situated side by side and sharing common walls |
| study hall | a classroom reserved for study |
| town hall | a government building that houses administrative offices of a town government |
Celestial City
City of God
Heavenly City
Holy City | phrases used to refer to Heaven, the Celestial City was Christian's goal in Bunyan's `Pilgrim's Progress' |
| hall pass | written permission from a teacher for a student to be out the classroom and in the halls of the school |
vaudeville
music hall | a variety show with songs and comic acts etc. |
| talk talk of the town | idle gossip or rumor, there has been talk about you lately |
Tammany Hall
Tammany Society
Tammany | a political organization within the Democratic Party in New York City (late 's and early 's) seeking political control by corruption and bossism |
| the City | used to allude to the securities industry of Great Britain |
city desk
city room | the editorial department of a newspaper that edits the local news |
city state
city-state | a state consisting of a sovereign city |
city
metropolis | people living in a large densely populated municipality, the city voted for Republicans in |
town
townspeople
townsfolk | the people living in a municipality smaller than a city, the whole town cheered the team |
village
small town
settlement | a community of people smaller than a town |
| city council | a municipal body that can pass ordinances and appropriate funds etc. |
| town meeting | government of a town by an assembly of the qualified voters |
| town meeting | a meeting of the inhabitants of a town |
| hiring hall | a union-operated placement office where jobs are allotted to applicants according to seniority or rotation |
| city line | the boundary of a city |
city center
city centre
central city | the central part of a city |
city
metropolis
urban center | a large and densely populated urban area, may include several independent administrative districts, Ancient Troy was a great city |
| city district | a district of a town or city |
| city | an incorporated administrative district established by state charter, the city raised the tax rate |
city limit
city limits | the limits of the area occupied by a city or town |
civic center
municipal center
down town | the center of a city |