city planning
town planning
urban planning | determining and drawing up plans for the future physical arrangement and condition of a community |
| city hall | a building that houses administrative offices of a municipal government |
| city university | an urban university in a large city |
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' |
| 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 |
| city council | a municipal body that can pass ordinances and appropriate funds etc. |
| 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 |
| inner city | the older and more populated and (usually) poorer central section of a city |
block
city block | a rectangular area in a city surrounded by streets and usually containing several buildings, he lives in the next block |
| Forbidden City | a walled section of Beijing that encloses the palace that was formerly the residence of the emperor of China |
Guatemala City
capital of Guatemala | the capital and largest city of Guatemala |
Panama City
capital of Panama
Panamanian capital | the capital and largest city of Panama |
Mexico City
Ciudad de Mexico
Mexican capital
capital of Mexico | the capital and largest city of Mexico is a political and cultural and commercial and industrial center, one of the world's largest cities |
Rome
Roma
Eternal City
Italian capital
capital of Italy
| capital and largest city of Italy, on the Tiber, seat of the Roman Catholic Church, formerly the capital of the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire |
| Quebec Quebec City | the French-speaking capital of the province of Quebec, situated on the Saint Lawrence River |
Bruges
City of Bridges | a city in northwestern Belgium that is connected by canal to the North Sea, in the th century it was a leading member of the Hanseatic League, the old city (known as the City of Bridges) is a popular tourist attraction |
City of London
the City | the part of London situated within the ancient boundaries, the commercial and financial center of London |
Westminster
City of Westminster | a borough of Greater London on the Thames, contains Buckingham Palace and the Houses of Parliament and Westminster Abbey |
Lhasa
Lassa
capital of Tibet
Forbidden City | the sacred city of Lamaism, known as the Forbidden City for its former inaccessibility and hostility to strangers |
| Naha City | the chief city in the Ryukyu Islands |
Kuwait Kuwait City
Koweit capital of Kuwait | a seaport on the Persian Gulf and capital of Kuwait |
Paris
City of Light
French capital
capital of France | the capital and largest city of France, and international center of culture and commerce |
Luxembourg-Ville
Luxembourg Luxemburg Luxembourg City
capital of Luxembourg | the capital and largest city of Luxembourg |
Nigeria
Federal Republic of Nigeria | a republic in West Africa on the Gulf of Guinea, gained independence from Britain in , most populous African country |
Abuja
capital of Nigeria
Nigerian capital | capital of Nigeria in the center of the country |
| Ibadan | a large Yoruba city in southwestern Nigeria, site of a university |
Cebu
Cebu City | an important seaport on the island of Cebu in the Philippines |
| Quezon City | city on Luzon adjoining Manila |
| Sun City | a residential suburb of Phoenix |
Los Angeles
City of the Angels | a city in southern California, motion picture capital of the world, most populous city of California and second largest in the United States |
Denver
Mile-High City
capital of Colorado | the state capital and largest city of Colorado, located in central Colorado on the South Platte river |
| Panama City | a resort and fishing town on the Gulf of Mexico in northwest Florida |
Chicago
Windy City | largest city in Illinois, a bustling Great Lakes port that extends miles along the southwestern shoreline of Lake Michigan |
| Mason City | a town in north central Iowa |
| Sioux City | a city in northeastern Iowa where the Big Sioux River joins the Missouri |
| Dodge City | a town of southwestern Kansas on the Arkansas River, formerly a rowdy cow town |
| Kansas City | a city of northeast Kansas on the Missouri River adjacent to Kansas City, Missouri |
| Morgan City | a town in southeast Louisiana to the south of Baton Rouge |
Detroit
Motor City
Motown | the largest city in Michigan and a major Great Lakes port, center of the United States automobile industry, located in southeastern Michigan on the Detroit river across from Windsor |
| Traverse City | a town in northern Michigan on an arm of Lake Michigan |
Jefferson City
capital of Missouri | capital of the state of Missouri, located in central Missouri on the Missouri river |
| Kansas City | a city in western Missouri situated at the confluence of the Kansas River and the Missouri River, adjacent to Kansas City, Kansas |