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NOMlocationurbs, ciutat, metròpolia large and densely populated urban area
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SentitA large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts.
Sinònimsciutat, metròpoli
EspècimensAachen, Aix-la-Chapelle, AquisgràA city in western Germany near the Dutch and Belgian borders
Aarhusport city of Denmark in eastern Jutland
AberdeenA city in northeastern Scotland on the North Sea
Abidjan, capital de la Costa d'Ivoricity recognized by the United States as the capital of the Ivory Coast
Abuha, capital de Nigèria, LagosChief port and economic center of Nigeria
AcapulcoA port and fashionable resort city on the Pacific coast of southern Mexico
AdenAn important port of Yemen
AkabaJordan's port
Al-HudaydahAn important port in Yemen on the Red Sea
Alep, Aleppo, HalabA city in northwestern Syria
AlexandriaThe chief port of Egypt
AllentownA city in eastern Pennsylvania
Alma-Ata, Almati, Almaty, capital de KazajstanThe largest city in Kazakhstan and the capital until 1998
Ann ArborA city in southern Michigan near Detroit
AntofagastaA port city on the Pacific in northern Chile
Antwerpen, Antwerp, AnversA busy port and financial center in northern Belgium on the Scheldt river
ArgosAn ancient city in southeastern Greece
Arianacity in Tunisia
ArnhemA city in the central Netherlands on the lower Rhine River
AssurAn ancient Assyrian city on the Tigris and traditional capital of Assyria
AstrakhanA city in southwestern Russia on the delta of the Volga River
AswanAn ancient city on the Nile in Egypt
Atlantic CityA city on the Atlantic shore in southeastern New Jersey
AucklandThe largest city and principal port of New Zealand
BabilimThe chief city of ancient Mesopotamia and capital of the ancient kingdom of Babylonia
Badia Montegoport and resort city in northwestern Jamaica
Baiona, BayonneA city in northeastern New Jersey
BaltimoreThe largest city in Maryland
BandungA city in Indonesia
BangaloreAn industrial city in south central India (west of Chennai)
Barcelona, Ciutat ComptalA city in northeastern Spain on the Mediterranean
BariCapital city of the Apulia region on the Adriatic coast
Basel, BasileaA city in northwestern Switzerland
BasraThe second largest city in Iraq
Belo Horizontecity in southeastern Brazil to the north of Rio de Janeiro
Bengasi, Benghaziport in northern Libya on the Gulf of Sidra
BergenA port city in southwestern Norway
Beverly HillsA city in southwestern California surrounded by Los Angeles
BirminghamA city in central England
BirminghamThe largest city in Alabama
BizanciAn ancient city on the Bosporus founded by the Greeks
Bologna, BolonyaThe capital of Emilia-Romagna
Bolzano, BozenAn Italian city in Trentino-Alto Adige near the Austrian border
Bombai, Bombay, MumbaiA city in western India just off the coast of the Arabian Sea
BordeusA port city in southwestern France
BragaAn ancient city in northern Portugal
BrasovA city in central Romania in the foothills of the Transylvanian Alps
BremenA city of northwestern Germany linked by the Weser River to the port of Bremerhaven and the North Sea
BremerhavenA port city in northwestern Germany at the mouth of the Weser River on the North Sea
BresciaAn ancient Italian city in central Lombardy
Breslau, WroclawA city in southwestern Poland on the Oder
BrightonA city in East Sussex in southern England that is a popular resort
BrindisiA port city in southeastern Apulia in Italy
BristolAn industrial city and port in southwestern England near the mouth of the River Avon
BrnoAn industrial city in Moravia in Czech Republic to the southeast of Prague
BrownsvilleA city in southern Texas on the Rio Grande near its mouth into the Gulf of Mexico
BrugesA city in northwestern Belgium that is connected by canal to the North Sea
BrusaA city in northwestern Turkey
BuffaloA city on Lake Erie in western New York (near Niagara Falls)
Calcuta, Calcutta, KolkataThe largest city in India and one of the largest cities in the world
Calicity in southwestern Colombia in a rich agricultural area
CamdenA city in southwestern New Jersey on the Delaware River near Philadelphia
Cancun, CancúnA popular island resort off the northeastern tip of the Yucatan peninsula
Canes, CannesA port and resort city on the French Riviera
Cantó, Canton, GuangzhouA city on the Zhu Jiang delta in southern China
Cape Town, Ciutat del Capport city in southwestern South Africa
CasablancaA port on the Atlantic and the largest city of Morocco
Cascades del NiàgaraA city in western New York State at the falls of the Niagara river
CebúAn important seaport on the island of Cebu in the Philippines
Cedar RapidsA city in eastern Iowa
ChanganA city of central China
Charlotte, Queen CityThe largest city in North Carolina
ChennaiA city in Tamil Nadu on the Bay of Bengal
Chernobyl, TxernòbilA city in north central Ukraine
ChongqingA city in south-central China on the Chang Jiang
Chula VistaAn industrial city in southern California (south of San Diego) near the Mexican border
CincinnatiA city in southern Ohio on the Ohio river
Ciudad BolívarA port in eastern Venezuela on the Orinoco river
Ciudad VictoriaA city in east central Mexico
Ciutat Ho Chi Minh, SaigonA city in South Vietnam
Ciutat del Vaticà, El Vaticà, VaticàThe capital of the State of the Vatican City
ClarksburgA city in northern West Virginia
ClevelandThe largest city in Ohio
Colorado SpringsA city in east central Colorado on the eastern edge of the Rocky Mountains
Comtat de TartuA city of southeastern Estonia that was a member of the Hanseatic League
Constantinoble, Estambul, Istambul, IstanbulThe largest city and former capital of Turkey
ConstànciaA Romanian resort city on the Black Sea
CorintThe modern Greek port near the site of the ancient city that was second only to Athens
Corpus ChristiA city in southern Texas on an arm of the Gulf of Mexico
CotonouChief port of Benin on the Bight of Benin
Cracovia, Cracòvia, KrakowAn industrial city in southern Poland on the Vistula
CremonaA city in Lombardy on the Po River
Dairen, DalianA port and shipbuilding center in northeastern China on the Liaodong Peninsula
DallasA large commercial and industrial city in northeastern Texas located in the heart of the northern Texas oil fields
Danzig, GdanskA port city of northern Poland near the mouth of the Vistula River on a gulf of the Baltic Sea
DaugavpilsA city of southeastern Latvia
DaytonA city in southwest Ohio
DelfosAn ancient Greek city on the slopes of Mount Parnassus
Den Haag, La Haia, L'Haia, The HagueThe site of the royal residence and the de facto capital in the western part of the Netherlands
DetroitThe largest city in Michigan and a major Great Lakes port
DijonAn industrial city in eastern France to the north of Lyons
DodomaA city in the center of Tanzania that has been designated as the future capital
Donostia-San Sebastián, San SebastianA city in northern Spain on the Bay of Biscay near the French border
DortmundAn industrial city in northwestern Germany
DoualaThe largest city of Cameroon
Dresde, DresdenA city in southeastern Germany on the Elbe River
Dubaiport city in the United Arab Emirates on the Persian Gulf
DubrovnikA port city in southwestern Croatia on the Adriatic
Durazzoport city in western Albania on the Adriatic
DurbanA port city in eastern South Africa on the Indian Ocean
Dusseldorf, DüsseldorfAn industrial city in western Germany on the Rhine
EdirneA city in northwestern Turkey
EfesAn ancient Greek city on the western shore of Asia Minor in what is now Turkey
Eindhovencity in southeastern Netherlands noted for electrical industry
El PasoA city in western Texas on the Mexican border
Esfahancity in central Iran
Esmirna, IzmirA port city in western Turkey
EspartaAn ancient Greek city famous for military prowess
EssenA city in western Germany
Estat d'Hamburg, HamburgA port city in northern Germany on the Elbe River that was founded by Charlemagne in the 9th century and is today the largest port in Germany
Estat de DurangoA city in north central Mexico
Estrasburg, Strasbourgcity on the Rhine in eastern France near the German border
Faisalabad, Lyallpurcity in northeast Pakistan
Fargolargest city in North Dakota
Fes, FezA city in north central Morocco
Filadelfia, FiladèlfiaThe largest city in Pennsylvania
Firenze, FlorènciaA city in central Italy on the Arno
Fort LauderdaleA city in southeast Florida on the Atlantic coast to the north of Miami
Fort WayneA city in northeastern Indiana
Fort WorthA city in northeastern Texas (just to the west of Dallas)
FrankfurtA German city
FresnoA city in south central California in the San Joaquin Valley
FukuokaA city in southern Japan on Kyushu
GafsaA city in west central Tunisia
Gand, Gant, Gentport city in northwestern Belgium and industrial center
GaryA city in northwest Indiana on Lake Michigan
Geneva, GinebraA city in southwestern Switzerland at the western end of Lake Geneva
Genova, GènovaA seaport in northwestern Italy
Gidda, Jeddah, Jiddahport city in western Saudi Arabia on the Red Sea
Giza, GizehAn ancient Egyptian city on the west bank of the Nile opposite Cairo
Glasgowlargest city in Scotland
GloucesterA city in southwestern England in Gloucestershire on the Severn
Gomorra(Old Testament) an ancient city near the Dead Sea that (along with Sodom) was destroyed by God for the vice and depravity of its inhabitants
Gorky, Nizhny NovgorodAn industrial city in the European part of Russia
Goteborg, Göteborg, GothenburgA port in southwestern Sweden
Governador ValadaresA city in eastern Brazil to the northeast of Belo Horizonte
Grand RapidsA city in west central Michigan
GrazAn industrial city is southeastern Austria
Green BayA city of eastern Wisconsin on an arm of Lake Michigan
GrenobleA city in southeastern France on the Isere River
GuadalajaraA city in southwestern Mexico
GuayaquilThe largest city of Ecuador
HaifaA major port in northwestern Israel
Halicarnàs, HalicarnassusAn ancient Greek city on the southwestern coast of Asia Minor in what is now Turkey
HalleA city in the Saxony region of Germany on the Saale River
HamiltonA port city in southeastern Ontario at the western end of Lake Ontario
HamiltonThe capital of Bermuda
Hannover, HanoverA port city in northwestern Germany
HeratA city in northwestern Afghanistan on the site of several ancient cities
Herculà, Herculaneumancient city
HermosilloA city in northwestern Mexico near the Gulf of California
Heroica Puebla de Zaragoza, Puebla de Zaragoza, PueblaA city in south central Mexico (southeast of Mexico City) on the edge of central Mexican plateau
HiroshimaA port city on the southwestern coast of Honshu in Japan
Hong Kong, Hongformerly a Crown Colony on the coast of southern China in Guangdong province
HoustonThe largest city in Texas
HyderabadA city in southern Pakistan on the Indus River
HyderabadA city in south central India in Andhra Pradesh
Hómielindustrial city of Belarus to the southeast of Minsk
Ilion, Troia, TroyAn ancient city in Asia Minor that was the site of the Trojan War
Incheon, InchonA port city in western South Korea on the Yellow Sea
JaffaA port in western Israel on the Mediterranean
JerezA city in southwestern Spain that is famous for making sherry
Jersey CityA city in northeastern New Jersey (opposite Manhattan)
Johannesburgcity in the northeastern part of South Africa near Pretoria
Kansas CityA city in western Missouri situated at the confluence of the Kansas River and the Missouri River
Kansas CityA city of northeast Kansas on the Missouri River adjacent to Kansas City, Missouri
KarachiThe largest city in Pakistan
KatowiceAn industrial city of southern Poland
KharkivA city in northeastern Ukraine
Kimberleycity in central South Africa
Kingston upon HullA large fishing port in northeastern England
KitakyushuA Japanese city on northern Kyushu
Klaipeda, MemelA city in western Lithuania on the Baltic Sea
KobeA port city in Japan on Osaka Bay in southern Honshu
KurskA city of southwestern Russia
KyotoA city in central Japan on southern Honshu
KölnA commercial center and river port in western Germany on the Rhine River
L'AquilaThe provincial capital of the Abruzzi region in central Italy
La SpeziaA port city in Liguria on an arm of the Ligurian Sea
Lahorecity in northeast Pakistan
LaredoA city in southern Texas on the Rio Grande
Las Vegaslargest city in Nevada
Lausana, LausanneA city in western Switzerland
Le HavreA port city in northern France on the English Channel at the mouth of the Seine
LeedsA city on the River Aire in West Yorkshire in northern England
LeidenA city in the western Netherlands
LeipzigA city in southeastern Germany famous for fairs
Leningrad, Peterburg, Petrograd, Sant Petersburg, St. PetersburgA city in the European part of Russia
LeonA city in central Mexico
Liegecity in eastern Belgium
LiepajaA city of southwestern Latvia on the Baltic Sea
Lilla, LilleAn industrial city in northern France near the Belgian border
LiverpoolA large city in northwestern England
Lió, LyonA city in east-central France on the Rhone River
LobitoA seaport on the Atlantic coast of Angola
LodzA large city of central Poland
LogroñoA city in northern Spain on the Ebro River
Long BeachA city in southern California located on 8.5 miles of Pacific beachfront
Los Angeles, Los ÁngelesA city in southern California
LouisvilleThe largest city in Kentucky
LubeckA city in northwestern Germany and an important Baltic port
LuxorA city in central Egypt on the east bank of the Nile that is a center for visitors to the ruins of and around Thebes
LynchburgA city in central Virginia
Lüshun, Port ArthurA major port city in northeastern China on the Liaodong Peninsula
Malmo, MalmöA port in southern Sweden
ManchesterA city in northwestern England (30 miles to the east of Liverpool)
Manchesterlargest city in New Hampshire
MandalayA city in central Myanmar to the north of Rangoon
MannheimA city in southwestern Germany at the confluence of the Rhine and Neckar rivers
Marrakech, Marrakesh, MarràqueixA city in western Morocco
Marseille, MarsellaA port city in southeastern France on the Mediterranean
MawlamyineA port city of southern Myanmar on the Gulf of Martaban
Mazar-i-SharifA city in northern Afghanistan
Medellíncity in western Colombia
MedinaA city in western Saudi Arabia
MeixadThe holy city of Shiite Muslims
Memphislargest city of Tennessee
MessinaA port city in northeastern Sicily / Sicily on the Strait of Messina
MexicaliA city in northwestern Mexico near the California border
MiamiA city and resort in southeastern Florida on Biscayne Bay
Miami BeachA city in southeastern Florida on an island between Biscayne Bay and the Atlantic Ocean
Milwaukeelargest city of Wisconsin
Milà, MilanoThe capital of Lombardy in northern Italy
Minneapolislargest city in Minnesota
MombasaA port city in southern Kenya on a coral island in a bay of the Indian Ocean
Mont-real, MontrealA city in southern Quebec province on the Saint Lawrence River
MonterreyAn industrial city in northeastern Mexico
MorgantownA city in northern West Virginia on the Monongahela river near the Pennsylvania border
Mossul, MosulA city in northern Iraq on the Tigris across from the ruins of Nineveh
Mukden, ShenyangA city in northeastern China
Murmansk, Província de MúrmanskA port city in northwestern Russia on the Kola Peninsula
Mérida, MèridaThe capital of the Mexican state of Yucatan
München, Munich, Munic, MúnicThe capital and largest city of Bavaria in southwestern Germany
NagasakiA city in southern Japan on Kyushu
NagoyaAn industrial city in southern Honshu
NamurA city in south central Belgium situated on a promontory between the Meuse River and the Sambre River
NancyA city in northeastern France in Lorraine
Nanjing, NankingA city in eastern China on the Yangtze River
NantesA port city in western France on the Loire estuary
Napoli, NàpolsA port and tourist center in southwestern Italy
NatalA port city in northeastern Brazil
New HavenA city in southwestern Connecticut
New Orleans, Nova OrleansA port and largest city in Louisiana
New York City, New York, Nova YorkThe largest city in New York State and in the United States
NewarkThe largest city in New Jersey
NewcastleA port city in northeastern England on the River Tyne
Newport NewsA port city in southeastern Virginia at the mouth of the James River off Hampton Roads
NidarosA port in central Norway on Trondheim Fjord
NijmegenAn industrial city in the eastern Netherlands
NiçaA city in southeastern France on the Mediterranean
NovgorodA city in northwestern Russia on the Volkhov River
Novosibirsk, NovossibirskA city in the Asian part of Russia on the Ob river
Nuremberg, NúrembergA city in southeastern Germany
NàltxikA city in southwestern Russia in a valley of the Caucasus Mountains
NíniveAn ancient Assyrian city on the Tigris across from the modern city of Mosul in the northern part of what is now known as Iraq
OaxacaA city of southeastern Mexico
OdesaA port city of south central Ukraine on an arm of the Black Sea
Oporto, Portoport city in northwest Portugal
OrlandoA city in central Florida
OrleansA city on the Loire river in north central France
OrumiyehA city on the western side of Lake Urmia in northwestern Iran
Orà, OranA port city in northwestern Algeria and the country's 2nd largest city
Osakaport city on southern Honshu on Osaka Bay
OviedoA city in northwestern Spain near the Cantabrian Mountains
Padova, Padua, Pàdua, PataviumA city in Veneto
Palerm, PalermoThe capital of Sicily
PapeeteThe capital of French Polynesia on the northwestern coast of Tahiti
PasadenaA city in southwestern California to the east of Los Angeles
Patras, PatresA port city in western Greece in the northwestern Peloponnese on an inlet of the Ionian Sea
PergamumAn ancient Greek city located in the western part of what is now modern Turkey
PersèpolisAn ancient city that was the capital of the ancient Persian Empire
PisaA city in Tuscany
PittsburghA city in southwestern Pennsylvania where the confluence of the Allegheny River and Monongahela River forms the Ohio River
PlovdivAn ancient city in southern Bulgaria
Pompeiiancient city to the southeast of Naples that was buried by a volcanic eruption from Vesuvius
Port Sudanport city in Sudan on the Red Sea
PortlandFreshwater port and largest city in Oregon
PotsdamA city in northeastern Germany
Província de CadisAn ancient port city in southwestern Spain
Província de MàlagaA port city and resort in Andalusia in southern Spain on the Mediterranean
Província de Sevilla, SevillaA city in southwestern Spain
Punta ArenasA city in southern Chile on the Strait of Magellan
QandaharA city in southern Afghanistan
Quezon Citycity on Luzon adjoining Manila
Rashtcity in northwestern Iran near the Caspian Sea
ReadingA city on the River Thames in Berkshire in southern England
RecifeA port city of northeastern Brazil on the Atlantic
Rio de Janeiro, RioThe former capital and 2nd largest city of Brazil
RockfordA city in northern Illinois
RosarioA port city on the Parana River in eastern central Argentina
RostockA city in northeastern Germany near the Baltic sea
RostovA seaport on the Don River near the Sea of Azov in the European part of Russia
RotterdamThe 2nd largest city in the Netherlands
Saint Augustine, St. AugustineA resort city in northeastern Florida
Saint JohnA port in eastern Canada
Saint Louis, San Luis, St. LouisThe largest city in Missouri
Saint PetersburgA city in western Florida on Tampa Bay
Salónica, Tessalònica, ThessalonikiA port city in northeastern Greece on an inlet of the Aegean Sea
SamariaAn ancient city in central Palestine founded in the 9th century BC as the capital of the northern Hebrew kingdom of Israel
Samarkanda, Samarkandcity in southern Uzbekistan
San AntonioA city of south central Texas
San BernardinoA city in southern California to the east of Los Angeles
San DiegoA picturesque city of southern California on San Diego Bay near the Mexican border
San FranciscoA port in western California near the Golden Gate that is one of the major industrial and transportation centers
San Jose, San JoséA city in western California located at the southern end of San Francisco Bay to the south of San Francisco
San Juan de la Frontera, San JuanThe capital and largest city of Puerto Rico
San Pedro Sulaindustrial city in northwestern Honduras
Santa AnaA city in southern California to the east of Long Beach
Santa AnaA city in western El Salvador
Santa ClaraA city of west central California
Santa CruzA city in central Bolivia
SantosA port city in southwestern Brazil on an offshore island near Sao Paulo
Sao PauloAn ultramodern city in southeastern Brazil
Saragossa, ZaragozaAn ancient city on the Ebro River in northeastern Spain
SarajevoCapital and largest city of Bosnia
Sardes, SardisAn ancient Greek city located in the western part of what is now modern Turkey
SaràtovAn industrial city in the European part of Russia
SeattleA major port of entry and the largest city in Washington
Sebastopol, Sebastòpol, SevastopolA city in southern Ukraine on the Black Sea
Shanghai, Xangai, XanghaiThe largest city of China
SidóThe main city of ancient Phoenicia
Sioux CityA city in northeastern Iowa where the Big Sioux River joins the Missouri
Sioux Fallslargest city in South Dakota
SmolenskA city in western Russia on the Dnieper River
Sodoma(Old Testament) an ancient city near the Dead Sea that (along with Gomorrah) was destroyed by God for the wickedness of its inhabitants
SoledadA city in northern Colombia
Sousse, Susa, SussaA port city in eastern Tunisia on the Mediterranean
South BendA city in northern Indiana
Stalingrad, TsaritsynA city in the European part of Russia on the Volga
StuttgartA city in southwestern Germany famous for innovative / innovative architecture
SudburyA city in south central Canada in Ontario
SwanseaA port city in southern Wales on an inlet of the Bristol Channel
TaboraA city in western Tanzania
TebasAn ancient Greek city in Boeotia destroyed by Alexander the Great in 336 BC
Tel Aviv-Jaffa, Tel AvivThe largest city and financial center of Israel
TemucoA city in central Chile to the south of Concepcion
TepicA city in west central Mexico
Thunder BayA port city in Ontario on Lake Superior
Tianjin, TientsinA major industrial center in northeastern China on the Grand Canal near the Yellow Sea
TijuanaA Mexican city just to the south of San Diego on the Lower California peninsula
Timbuctu, TimbuktuA city in central Mali near the Niger river
TirA port in southern Lebanon on the Mediterranean Sea
Tolosa de Llenguadoc, Tolosa, ToulouseA city on the Garonne River in southern France to the southeast of Bordeaux
Toló, ToulonA port city and naval base in southeastern France on the Mediterranean coast
ToríCapital city of the Piemonte region of northwestern Italy
ToursAn industrial city in western France on the Loire River
Trent, TrentoA city in northern Italy (northwest of Venice) on the River Adige
TrípoliA port city and commercial center in northwestern Lebanon on the Mediterranean Sea
TxeliàbinskA city in the Asian part of Russia
TàngerA city of northern Morocco at the west end of the Strait of Gibraltar
Ufa, UfàA city in the European part of Russia
UppsalaA city in east central Sweden to the northwest of Stockholm
UrAn ancient city of Sumer located on a former channel of the Euphrates River
UticaAn ancient city on the north coast of Africa (northwest of Carthage)
UtrechtA city in the central Netherlands
ValenciaAn industrial city in northern Venezuela
VancouverA port city in southwestern British Columbia on an arm of the Pacific Ocean opposite Vancouver Island
Venecia, Venècia, VeneziaThe provincial capital of Veneto
VeracruzA major Mexican port on the Gulf of Mexico in the state of Veracruz
VeronaA city in Veneto on the River Adige
VillahermosaA city in southeastern Mexico
Vinya del MarA resort city on the Pacific in central Chile
Virginia BeachThe largest city in Virginia
VladivostokA seaport in the Asian part of Russia
WeimarA German city near Leipzig
Wichita FallsA city in north central Texas near the Oklahoma border
WiesbadenA city in western Germany
WuhanA city of central China on the Chang Jiang
Xicagolargest city in Illinois
Yokohamaport city on southeastern Honshu in central Japan
ZariaA city in north central Nigeria
Zarqacity in northwestern Jordan
Zurich, ZuricThe largest city in Switzerland
capital de Malawi, LilongweA city in southern Malawi
capital de Malàisia, Kuala LumpurThe largest city and former capital of Malaysia until 2005
capital de la Índia, Delhi, Nova DelhiA city in north central India
Específiccapital de nació, capital nacionalThe capital city of a nation
capital de província, capitalThe capital city of a province
GeneralmunicipiAn urban district having corporate status and powers of self-government
Anglèscity, metropolis, urban center
Espanyolcapital, ciudad, urbe
Adjectiusmetropolitàrelating to or characteristic of a metropolis
urbàrelating to or concerned with a city or densely populated area

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