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Places
cosmopolitan (environment)
metropolitan (city)
downtown
city centre
urban
the suburbs / suburban areas (NOTE: when referring to the suburbs, we generally always use THE)
rural
the outskirts
CBD (Central Business District)
city hall
coastal city
inland city
mountainous city
housing
accommodation
housing complex
industrial estate
housing estate
apartment (US) / flat (UK)
house
villa
2-storey house
5-level apartment building
office tower
skyscraper
landmark(s) buildings
marina
port / harbour
airport
bus/train/air terminal
urban sprawl
The people:
city-dwellers (this is the only word that focuses specifically on people who live in cities)
inhabitants
citizens
residents
commuters
internal migrants (people from the same country, but moving from another part of the country)
Population
overcrowded (too many people)
densely-populated (a lot of people in a given area)
sparsely-populated (very few people in a given area)
high-density housing (a lot of houses / apartments that are close together)
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