urban center

Thesaurus

Noun

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urban center - a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts; "Ancient Troy was a great city"city, metropolisconcrete jungle - an area in a city with large modern buildings that is perceived as dangerous and unpleasantcentral city, city center, city centre - the central part of a cityfinancial center - the part of a city where financial institutions are centereddown town, municipal center, civic center - the center of a cityinner city - the older and more populated and (usually) poorer central section of a citymedical center - the part of a city where medical facilities are centeredmunicipality - an urban district having corporate status and powers of self-governmentnational capital - the capital city of a nationprovincial capital - the capital city of a provincestate capital - the capital city of a political subdivision of a country