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populated area

DEFINITIONS OF: populated area

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n a geographical area constituting a city or town

Synonyms:
urban area
Antonyms:
country, rural area
an area outside of cities and towns
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megalopolis
a very large urban complex (usually involving several cities and towns)
conurbation, sprawl, urban sprawl
an aggregation or continuous network of urban communities
municipality
an urban district having corporate status and powers of self-government
new town
a planned urban community created in a rural or undeveloped area and designed to be self-sufficient with its own housing and education and commerce and recreation
barrio
an urban area in a Spanish-speaking country
city, metropolis, urban center
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
subtopia
monotonous urban sprawl of standardized buildings
town
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
Type of:
geographic area, geographic region, geographical area, geographical region
a demarcated area of the Earth
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