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| n. (location) | 1. city, metropolis, urban center | a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts.; "Ancient Troy was a great city" |
| ~ nicaea | an ancient city in Bithynia; founded in the 4th century BC and flourished under the Romans; the Nicene Creed was adopted there in 325. |
| ~ concrete jungle | an area in a city with large modern buildings that is perceived as dangerous and unpleasant. |
| ~ central city, city center, city centre | the central part of a city. |
| ~ financial center | the part of a city where financial institutions are centered. |
| ~ down town, municipal center, civic center | the center of a city. |
| ~ inner city | the older and more populated and (usually) poorer central section of a city. |
| ~ medical center | the part of a city where medical facilities are centered. |
| ~ municipality | an urban district having corporate status and powers of self-government. |
| ~ national capital | the capital city of a nation. |
| ~ provincial capital | the capital city of a province. |
| ~ state capital | the capital city of a political subdivision of a country. |
| ~ colossae | an ancient city in south western Phrygia in Asia Minor; site of an early Christian Church. |
| ~ herat | a city in northwestern Afghanistan on the site of several ancient cities. |
| ~ kandahar, qandahar | a city in southern Afghanistan; an important trading center. |
| ~ mazar-i-sharif | a city in northern Afghanistan. |
| ~ durazzo, durres | port city in western Albania on the Adriatic. |
| ~ annaba | a port city of northeastern Algeria near the Tunisian border. |
| ~ blida | a city in northern Algeria at the foot of the Atlas Mountains to the southwest of Algiers. |
| ~ oran | a port city in northwestern Algeria and the country's 2nd largest city. |
| ~ constantine | a walled city in northeastern Algeria to the east of Algiers; was destroyed in warfare in the 4th century and rebuilt by Constantine I. |
| ~ huambo, nova lisboa | a city in the mountains in western Angola. |
| ~ lobito | a seaport on the Atlantic coast of Angola. |
| ~ hamilton | the capital of Bermuda. |
| ~ bahia blanca | a port city in eastern Argentina to the southwest of Buenos Aires on an inlet of the Atlantic Ocean. |
| ~ cordova, cordoba | a city in central Argentina; site of a university founded in 1613. |
| ~ moron | a city in Argentina, to the west of Buenos Aires. |
| ~ rosario | a port city on the Parana River in eastern central Argentina. |
| ~ vicente lopez | an industrial suburb of Buenos Aires. |
| ~ dobrich, tolbukhin | a city in northeastern Bulgaria (north of Varna) that is the commercial center of an agricultural region. |
| ~ philippopolis, plovdiv | an ancient city in southern Bulgaria; commercial center of an agricultural region. |
| ~ varna | a port city in northeastern Bulgaria on the Black Sea. |
| ~ mandalay | a city in central Myanmar to the north of Rangoon. |
| ~ mawlamyine, moulmein | a port city of southern Myanmar on the Gulf of Martaban. |
| ~ douala | the largest city of Cameroon. |
| ~ kandy | a city of central Sri Lanka that was the last capital of the ancient kings of Ceylon; a resort and religious center. |
| ~ antofagasta | a port city on the Pacific in northern Chile. |
| ~ concepcion | an industrial city in Chile to the south of Santiago. |
| ~ punta arenas | a city in southern Chile on the Strait of Magellan; the southernmost city in the world. |
| ~ temuco | a city in central Chile to the south of Concepcion. |
| ~ valparaiso | the chief port and second largest city of Chile; located on a wide harbor in central Chile. |
| ~ vina del mar | a resort city on the Pacific in central Chile. |
| ~ chongqing, chungking | a city in south-central China on the Chang Jiang; a commercial center for western China. |
| ~ canton, guangzhou, kuangchou, kwangchow | a city on the Zhu Jiang delta in southern China; the capital of Guangdong province and a major deep-water port. |
| ~ lanchou, lanchow, lanzhou | the capital city of the Chinese province of Gansu on the Yellow River. |
| ~ dairen, dalian, talien | a port and shipbuilding center in northeastern China on the Liaodong Peninsula; now a part of Luda. |
| ~ loyang, luoyang | a city in east central China; the capital of ancient China during several dynasties. |
| ~ lushun, port arthur | a major port city in northeastern China on the Liaodong Peninsula; now a part of Luda. |
| ~ hangchow, hangzhou | a city of eastern China on Hangzhou Bay; regarded by Marco Polo as the finest city in the world. |
| ~ nan-chang, nanchang | a walled city in southeastern China on the Gan Jiang. |
| ~ nan-ning, nanning | an industrial city in southern China. |
| ~ nanjing, nanking | a city in eastern China on the Yangtze River; a former capital of China; the scene of a Japanese massacre in the 1930s. |
| ~ shanghai | the largest city of China; located in the east on the Pacific; one of the largest ports in the world. |
| ~ fengtien, moukden, mukden, shenyang | a city in northeastern China. |
| ~ taiyuan | an ancient city in northeastern China noted for coal mining and steel production. |
| ~ tangshan | an industrial city of northeastern China in Hebei province. |
| ~ t'ien-ching, tianjin, tientsin | a major industrial center in northeastern China on the Grand Canal near the Yellow Sea; 3rd largest city in China. |
| ~ wuhan | a city of central China on the Chang Jiang; the commercial and industrial center of central China. |
| ~ changan, hsian, sian, singan, xian | a city of central China; capital of ancient Chinese empire 221-206 BC. |
| ~ hohhot | a northern industrial city of China to the northwest of Beijing. |
| ~ taichung | a city in Taiwan. |
| ~ hong kong | formerly a Crown Colony on the coast of southern China in Guangdong province; leased by China to Britain in 1842 and returned in 1997; one of the world's leading commercial centers. |
| ~ barranquilla | a port city of northern Colombia near the Caribbean on the Magdalena River. |
| ~ cali | city in southwestern Colombia in a rich agricultural area. |
| ~ medellin | city in western Colombia; important coffee center. |
| ~ cartagena | a port city in northwestern Colombia on the Caribbean. |
| ~ soledad | a city in northern Colombia; a suburb of Barranquilla. |
| ~ goma | a city in eastern Congo at the northern end of Lake Kivu near the border with Rwanda. |
| ~ kananga, luluabourg | a city in southwestern Congo; former name (until 1966) was Luluabourg. |
| ~ elisabethville, lubumbashi | a city in southeastern Congo near the border with Zambia; a copper mining center; former name (until 1966) was Elisabethville. |
| ~ abidjan | city recognized by the United States as the capital of the Ivory Coast; largest city of the Ivory Coast. |
| ~ san pedro sula | industrial city in northwestern Honduras. |
| ~ santa ana | a city in western El Salvador. |
| ~ aspinwall, colon | a port city at the Caribbean entrance to the Panama Canal. |
| ~ merida | the capital of the Mexican state of Yucatan. |
| ~ campeche | a Mexican city on the Bay of Campeche. |
| ~ cancun | a popular island resort off the northeastern tip of the Yucatan peninsula. |
| ~ acapulco, acapulco de juarez | a port and fashionable resort city on the Pacific coast of southern Mexico; known for beaches and water sports (including cliff diving). |
| ~ chihuahua | a city in northern Mexico in the state of Chihuahua; commercial center of northern Mexico. |
| ~ ciudad juarez, juarez | a city in northern Mexico on the Rio Grande opposite El Paso. |
| ~ ciudad victoria | a city in east central Mexico. |
| ~ culiacan | a city in northwestern Mexico. |
| ~ durango, victoria de durango | a city in north central Mexico; mining center. |
| ~ guadalajara | a city in southwestern Mexico; a popular health resort and site of architecture from the Spanish colonial era. |
| ~ hermosillo | a city in northwestern Mexico near the Gulf of California. |
| ~ leon | a city in central Mexico. |
| ~ matamoros | a city in northeastern Mexico opposite Brownsville near the mouth of the Rio Grande. |
| ~ mazatlan | a port city in western Mexico on the Pacific Ocean; tourist center. |
| ~ mexicali | a city in northwestern Mexico near the California border. |
| ~ monterrey | an industrial city in northeastern Mexico. |
| ~ oaxaca, oaxaca de juarez | a city of southeastern Mexico. |
| ~ orizaba | a city of east central Mexico (west of Veracruz); a popular resort. |
| ~ heroica puebla de zaragoza, puebla, puebla de zaragoza | a city in south central Mexico (southeast of Mexico City) on the edge of central Mexican plateau. |
| ~ san luis potosi | a city in central Mexico. |
| ~ tepic | a city in west central Mexico. |
| ~ tampico | a port city in eastern Mexico. |
| ~ torreon | a city in northern Mexico to the west of Monterrey. |
| ~ tijuana | a Mexican city just to the south of San Diego on the Lower California peninsula; popular among American tourists for racetracks and bullfights. |
| ~ tuxtla gutierrez | a city in southeastern Mexico. |
| ~ veracruz | a major Mexican port on the Gulf of Mexico in the state of Veracruz. |
| ~ villa hermosa, villahermosa | a city in southeastern Mexico; the capital of the state of Tabasco. |
| ~ santiago de cuba, santiago | a port city in southeastern Cuba; industrial center. |
| ~ guantanamo | a city in southeastern Cuba; site of a United States naval base. |
| ~ santiago, santiago de los caballeros | city in the northern Dominican Republic. |
| ~ san juan | the capital and largest city of Puerto Rico. |
| ~ montego bay | port and resort city in northwestern Jamaica. |
| ~ brno, brunn | an industrial city in Moravia in Czech Republic to the southeast of Prague. |
| ~ ostrava | an industrial city in northwestern Czech Republic in the Moravian lowlands; located in the coal mining area of Silesia. |
| ~ cotonou | chief port of Benin on the Bight of Benin. |
| ~ aarhus, arhus | port city of Denmark in eastern Jutland. |
| ~ aalborg, alborg | a city and port in northern Jutland. |
| ~ bergen | a port city in southwestern Norway. |
| ~ stavanger | a port city in southwestern Norway; center for shipbuilding industry. |
| ~ nidaros, trondheim | a port in central Norway on Trondheim Fjord. |
| ~ malmo | a port in southern Sweden. |
| ~ lund | a city in southern Sweden. |
| ~ goeteborg, goteborg, gothenburg | a port in southwestern Sweden; second largest city in Sweden. |
| ~ uppsala, upsala | a city in east central Sweden to the northwest of Stockholm. |
| ~ aachen, aix-la-chapelle, aken | a city in western Germany near the Dutch and Belgian borders; formerly it was Charlemagne's northern capital. |
| ~ bremen | a city of northwestern Germany linked by the Weser River to the port of Bremerhaven and the North Sea; in the Middle Ages it was a leading member of the Hanseatic League. |
| ~ bremerhaven | a port city in northwestern Germany at the mouth of the Weser River on the North Sea; has a deep natural harbor and is an important shipping center. |
| ~ chemnitz, karl-marx-stadt | a city in east central Germany; formerly called Karl-Marx-Stadt until 1990; noted for textile manufacturing. |
| ~ dortmund | an industrial city in northwestern Germany; flourished from the 13th to 17th century as a member of the Hanseatic League. |
| ~ dresden | a city in southeastern Germany on the Elbe River; it was almost totally destroyed by British air raids in 1945. |
| ~ leipzig | a city in southeastern Germany famous for fairs; formerly a music and publishing center. |
| ~ solingen | a city in west central Germany noted for cutlery. |
| ~ weimar | a German city near Leipzig; scene of the adoption in 1919 of the constitution of the Weimar Republic that lasted until 1933. |
| ~ bonn | a city in western Germany on the Rhine River; was the capital of West Germany between 1949 and 1989. |
| ~ cologne, koln | a commercial center and river port in western Germany on the Rhine River; flourished during the 15th century as a member of the Hanseatic League. |
| ~ braunschweig, brunswick | a city in central Germany. |
| ~ dusseldorf | an industrial city in western Germany on the Rhine. |
| ~ essen | a city in western Germany; industrial center of the Ruhr. |
| ~ frankfurt, frankfurt on the main, frankfort | a German city; an industrial and commercial and financial center. |
| ~ halle, halle-an-der-saale | a city in the Saxony region of Germany on the Saale River; a member of the Hanseatic League during the 13th and 14th centuries. |
| ~ hamburg | a 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; in 1241 it formed an alliance with Lubeck that became the basis for the Hanseatic League. |
| ~ hannover, hanover | a port city in northwestern Germany; formerly a member of the Hanseatic League. |
| ~ lubeck | a city in northwestern Germany and an important Baltic port; a leading member of the Hanseatic League. |
| ~ mannheim | a city in southwestern Germany at the confluence of the Rhine and Neckar rivers. |
| ~ muenchen, munich | the capital and largest city of Bavaria in southwestern Germany. |
| ~ nuremberg, nurnberg | a city in southeastern Germany; site of Allied trials of Nazi war criminals (1945-46). |
| ~ potsdam | a city in northeastern Germany; site of the Potsdam Conference in the summer of 1945. |
| ~ rostock | a city in northeastern Germany near the Baltic sea; an important member of the Hanseatic League in the 14th century. |
| ~ stuttgart | a city in southwestern Germany famous for innovative architecture. |
| ~ wiesbaden | a city in western Germany; a spa since Roman times. |
| ~ wuerzburg, wurzburg | a city of south central Germany. |
| ~ guayaquil | the largest city of Ecuador. |
| ~ espoo | a city in southern Finland. |
| ~ tammerfors, tampere | an industrial city in south central Finland. |
| ~ corinth, korinthos | the modern Greek port near the site of the ancient city that was second only to Athens. |
| ~ argos | an ancient city in southeastern Greece; dominated the Peloponnese in the 7th century BC. |
| ~ delphi | an ancient Greek city on the slopes of Mount Parnassus; site of the oracle of Delphi. |
| ~ mycenae | an ancient city is southern Greece; center of the Mycenaean civilization during the late Bronze Age. |
| ~ sparta | an ancient Greek city famous for military prowess; the dominant city of the Peloponnesus prior to the 4th century BC. |
| ~ ephesus | an ancient Greek city on the western shore of Asia Minor in what is now Turkey; site of the Temple of Artemis; was a major trading center and played an important role in early Christianity. |
| ~ patrai, patras | a port city in western Greece in the northwestern Peloponnese on an inlet of the Ionian Sea; was a major trade center from the 5th century BC to the 3rd century BC; commercial importance revived during the Middle Ages. |
| ~ ilion, ilium, troy | an ancient city in Asia Minor that was the site of the Trojan War. |
| ~ thebes | an ancient Greek city in Boeotia destroyed by Alexander the Great in 336 BC. |
| ~ salonica, salonika, thessalonica, thessaloniki | a port city in northeastern Greece on an inlet of the Aegean Sea; second largest city of Greece. |
| ~ nablus | an ancient city in the West Bank to the north of Jerusalem; the home of Jacob in biblical times. |
| ~ sodom | (Old Testament) an ancient city near the Dead Sea that (along with Gomorrah) was destroyed by God for the wickedness of its inhabitants. |
| ~ gomorrah, gomorrha | (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. |
| ~ tel aviv, tel aviv-jaffa, tel aviv-yalo | the largest city and financial center of Israel; located in western Israel on the Mediterranean. |
| ~ haifa, hefa | a major port in northwestern Israel. |
| ~ jaffa, joppa, yafo | a port in western Israel on the Mediterranean; incorporated into Tel Aviv in 1950. |
| ~ samaria | an ancient city in central Palestine founded in the 9th century BC as the capital of the northern Hebrew kingdom of Israel; the site is in present-day northwestern Jordan. |
| ~ byzantium | an ancient city on the Bosporus founded by the Greeks; site of modern Istanbul; in 330 Constantine I rebuilt the city and called it Constantinople and made it his capital. |
| ~ pompeii | ancient city to the southeast of Naples that was buried by a volcanic eruption from Vesuvius. |
| ~ herculaneum | ancient city; now destroyed. |
| ~ aquila degli abruzzi, l'aquila, aquila | the provincial capital of the Abruzzi region in central Italy. |
| ~ bolzano | an Italian city in Trentino-Alto Adige near the Austrian border; noted as a resort and for its Alpine scenery. |
| ~ brescia | an ancient Italian city in central Lombardy. |
| ~ ferrara | a city in northern Italy.; "in the 13th century Ferrara was a center of Renaissance learning and the arts" |
| ~ naples, napoli | a port and tourist center in southwestern Italy; capital of the Campania region. |
| ~ messina | a port city in northeastern Sicily on the Strait of Messina. |
| ~ bologna | the capital of Emilia-Romagna; located in northern Italy to the east of the Apennines. |
| ~ brindisi | a port city in southeastern Apulia in Italy; a center for the Crusades in the Middle Ages. |
| ~ genoa, genova | a seaport in northwestern Italy; provincial capital of Liguria. |
| ~ cremona | a city in Lombardy on the Po River; noted for the manufacture of fine violins from the 16th to the 18th centuries. |
| ~ la spezia | a port city in Liguria on an arm of the Ligurian Sea; a major seaport and year-round resort. |
| ~ milan, milano | the capital of Lombardy in northern Italy; has been an international center of trade and industry since the Middle Ages. |
| ~ pisa | a city in Tuscany; site of the famous Leaning Tower. |
| ~ siracusa, syracuse | a city in southeastern Sicily that was founded by Corinthians in the 8th century BC. |
| ~ torino, turin | capital city of the Piemonte region of northwestern Italy. |
| ~ bari | capital city of the Apulia region on the Adriatic coast. |
| ~ palermo | the capital of Sicily; located in northwestern Sicily; an important port for 3000 years. |
| ~ firenze, florence | a city in central Italy on the Arno; provincial capital of Tuscany; center of the Italian Renaissance from 14th to 16th centuries. |
| ~ trento, trent | a city in northern Italy (northwest of Venice) on the River Adige; the site of the Council of Trent. |
| ~ padova, padua, patavium | a city in Veneto. |
| ~ venezia, venice | the provincial capital of Veneto; built on 118 islands within a lagoon in the Gulf of Venice; has canals instead of streets; one of Italy's major ports and a famous tourist attraction. |
| ~ verona | a city in Veneto on the River Adige. |
| ~ brasov | a city in central Romania in the foothills of the Transylvanian Alps. |
| ~ constantina | a Romanian resort city on the Black Sea. |
| ~ sarajevo | capital and largest city of Bosnia; scene of the assassination of Francis Ferdinand in 1914 which precipitated World War I. |
| ~ dubrovnik, ragusa | a port city in southwestern Croatia on the Adriatic; a popular tourist center. |
| ~ split | an old Croatian city on the Adriatic Sea. |
| ~ banff | a popular vacation spot in the Canadian Rockies. |
| ~ calgary | the largest city in southern Alberta; an oil and gas center and a technology center for Alberta and most of western Canada. |
| ~ vancouver | a port city in southwestern British Columbia on an arm of the Pacific Ocean opposite Vancouver Island; Canada's chief Pacific port and third largest city. |
| ~ saint john, st. john | a port in eastern Canada; the largest city in New Brunswick. |
| ~ hamilton | a port city in southeastern Ontario at the western end of Lake Ontario. |
| ~ sudbury | a city in south central Canada in Ontario; a major nickel mining center. |
| ~ thunder bay | a port city in Ontario on Lake Superior. |
| ~ windsor | a city in southeastern Ontario on the Detroit River opposite Detroit. |
| ~ montreal | a city in southern Quebec province on the Saint Lawrence River; the largest city in Quebec and 2nd largest in Canada; the 2nd largest French-speaking city in the world. |
| ~ saskatoon | a city in central Saskatchewan; the largest city in the province. |
| ~ graz | an industrial city is southeastern Austria. |
| ~ lentia, linz | city in northern Austria on the Danube; noted as a cultural center. |
| ~ salzburg | city in western Austria; a music center and birthplace of Mozart. |
| ~ innsbruck | city in southwestern Austria; known as a summer and winter resort. |
| ~ chittagong | a port city and industrial center in southeastern Bangladesh on the Bay of Bengal. |
| ~ antwerp, antwerpen, anvers | a busy port and financial center in northern Belgium on the Scheldt river; it has long been a center for the diamond industry and the first stock exchange was opened there in 1460. |
| ~ bruges, city of bridges | a city in northwestern Belgium that is connected by canal to the North Sea; in the 13th century it was a leading member of the Hanseatic League; the old city (known as the City of Bridges) is a popular tourist attraction. |
| ~ charleroi | city in southwestern Belgium; center of an industrial region. |
| ~ gand, ghent, gent | port city in northwestern Belgium and industrial center; famous for cloth industry. |
| ~ luik, liege | city in eastern Belgium; largest French-speaking city in Belgium. |
| ~ namur | a city in south central Belgium situated on a promontory between the Meuse River and the Sambre River; the site of intense fighting in World War I and World War II. |
| ~ santa cruz | a city in central Bolivia. |
| ~ sucre | the judicial capital and seat of the judiciary in Bolivia. |
| ~ belem, feliz lusitania, santa maria de belem, st. mary of bethlehem, para | port city in northern Brazil in the Amazon delta; main port and commercial center for the Amazon River basin. |
| ~ belo horizonte | city in southeastern Brazil to the north of Rio de Janeiro; the first of Brazil's planned communities. |
| ~ curitiba | a city in southeastern Brazil. |
| ~ joao pessoa | a city in northeastern Brazil near the Atlantic Ocean to the north of Recife. |
| ~ governador valadares | a city in eastern Brazil to the northeast of Belo Horizonte. |
| ~ limeira | a city of southeastern Brazil (northwest of Sao Paulo). |
| ~ natal | a port city in northeastern Brazil. |
| ~ osasco | a city in southeastern Brazil; suburb of Sao Paulo. |
| ~ rio, rio de janeiro | the former capital and 2nd largest city of Brazil; chief Brazilian port; famous as a tourist attraction. |
| ~ pernambuco, recife | a port city of northeastern Brazil on the Atlantic. |
| ~ santos | a port city in southwestern Brazil on an offshore island near Sao Paulo. |
| ~ sao bernardo do campo | a city in southeastern Brazil; an industrial suburb of Sao Paulo. |
| ~ sao goncalo | an industrial city in southeastern Brazil across the bay from Rio de Janeiro. |
| ~ sao joao de meriti | a city in southeastern Brazil that is a residential suburb of Rio de Janeiro. |
| ~ sao jose dos campos | a city in southeastern Brazil to the northeast of Sao Paulo. |
| ~ sao louis | a city on an offshore island in northeast Brazil. |
| ~ sao paulo | an ultramodern city in southeastern Brazil; the largest city in South America. |
| ~ lancaster | a city in northwestern England. |
| ~ manchester | a city in northwestern England (30 miles to the east of Liverpool); heart of the most densely populated area of England. |
| ~ kingston-upon hull, hull | a large fishing port in northeastern England. |
| ~ liverpool | a large city in northwestern England; its port is the country's major outlet for industrial exports. |
| ~ brummagem, birmingham | a city in central England; 2nd largest English city and an important industrial and transportation center. |
| ~ oxford | a city in southern England to the northwest of London; site of Oxford University. |
| ~ cambridge | a city in eastern England on the River Cam; site of Cambridge University. |
| ~ brighton | a city in East Sussex in southern England that is a popular resort; site of the University of Sussex. |
| ~ bristol | an industrial city and port in southwestern England near the mouth of the River Avon. |
| ~ leeds | a city on the River Aire in West Yorkshire in northern England; a center of the clothing industry. |
| ~ leicester | an industrial city in Leicestershire in central England; built on the site of a Roman settlement. |
| ~ newcastle, newcastle-upon-tyne | a port city in northeastern England on the River Tyne; a center for coal exports (giving rise to the expression `carry coals to Newcastle' meaning to do something unnecessary). |
| ~ pompey, portsmouth | a port city in southern England on the English Channel; Britain's major naval base. |
| ~ coventry | an industrial city in central England; devastated by air raids during World War II; remembered as the home of Lady Godiva in the 11th century. |
| ~ gloucester | a city in southwestern England in Gloucestershire on the Severn. |
| ~ reading | a city on the River Thames in Berkshire in southern England. |
| ~ sheffield | a steel manufacturing city in northern England famous for its cutlery industry. |
| ~ winchester | a city in southern England; administrative center of Hampshire. |
| ~ worcester | a cathedral city in west central England on the River Severn. |
| ~ northampton | the principal city of Northamptonshire. |
| ~ cork | a port city in southern Ireland. |
| ~ galway | a port city in western Ireland on Galway Bay. |
| ~ limerick | port city in southwestern Ireland. |
| ~ waterford | a port city in southern Ireland; famous for glass industry. |
| ~ aberdeen | a city in northeastern Scotland on the North Sea. |
| ~ glasgow | largest city in Scotland; a port on the Clyde in west central Scotland; one of the great shipbuilding centers of the world. |
| ~ newport | a port city in southeastern Wales. |
| ~ swansea | a port city in southern Wales on an inlet of the Bristol Channel. |
| ~ el iskandriyah, alexandria | the chief port of Egypt; located on the western edge of the Nile delta on the Mediterranean Sea; founded by Alexander the Great; the capital of ancient Egypt. |
| ~ assouan, assuan, aswan | an ancient city on the Nile in Egypt; two dams across the Nile have been built nearby. |
| ~ el giza, giza, gizeh | an ancient Egyptian city on the west bank of the Nile opposite Cairo; site of three Great Pyramids and the Sphinx. |
| ~ memphis | an ancient city of Egypt on the Nile (south of Cairo). |
| ~ el-aksur, luxor | a city in central Egypt on the east bank of the Nile that is a center for visitors to the ruins of and around Thebes. |
| ~ thebes | an ancient Egyptian city on the Nile River that flourished from the 22nd century BC to the 18th century BC; today the archeological remains include many splendid temples and tombs. |
| ~ suez | a city in northeastern Egypt at the head of the Gulf of Suez and at the southern end of the Suez Canal. |
| ~ delhi, old delhi | a city in north central India. |
| ~ bangalore | an industrial city in south central India (west of Chennai). |
| ~ jabalpur, jubbulpore | an industrial city of central India to the southeast of Delhi. |
| ~ calcutta, kolkata | the largest city in India and one of the largest cities in the world; located in eastern India; suffers from poverty and overcrowding. |
| ~ bombay, mumbai | a city in western India just off the coast of the Arabian Sea; India's 2nd largest city (after Calcutta); has the only natural deep-water harbor in western India. |
| ~ agra | a city in northern India; former capital of the Mogul empire; site of the Taj Mahal. |
| ~ hyderabad | a city in south central India in Andhra Pradesh. |
| ~ chennai, madras | a city in Tamil Nadu on the Bay of Bengal; formerly Madras. |
| ~ lucknow | a city in northern India in Uttar Pradesh; during the Indian Mutiny its British residents were besieged by Indian insurgents. |
| ~ mysore | a city in southern India to the southwest of Bangalore. |
| ~ salem | a city in southern India. |
| ~ bandung | a city in Indonesia; located on western Java (southeast of Jakarta); a resort known for its climate. |
| ~ medan | a city in Indonesia; located in northeastern Sumatra. |
| ~ samarang, semarang | a port city is southern Indonesia; located in northern Java. |
| ~ abadan | a port city in southwestern Iran. |
| ~ bam | an ancient city in southeastern Iran; destroyed by an earthquake in 2003. |
| ~ mashhad, meshed | the holy city of Shiite Muslims; located in northeastern Iran. |
| ~ aspadana, esfahan, isfahan | city in central Iran; former capital of Persia. |
| ~ rasht, resht | city in northwestern Iran near the Caspian Sea. |
| ~ shiraz | a city in central southwestern Iran; ruins of ancient Persepolis are nearby. |
| ~ tabriz | an ancient city in northwestern Iran; known for hot springs. |
| ~ orumiyeh, urmia | a city on the western side of Lake Urmia in northwestern Iran. |
| ~ qum | a city in northwestern Iran; a place of pilgrimage for Shiite Muslims. |
| ~ persepolis | an ancient city that was the capital of the ancient Persian Empire; now in ruins. |
| ~ basia, basra | the second largest city in Iraq; an oil port in southern Iraq. |
| ~ karbala, kerbala, kerbela | a city of central Iraq to the south of Baghdad; a holy city for Shiite Muslims because it is the site of the tomb of Mohammed's grandson who was killed there in 680. |
| ~ kirkuk | a city in northeastern Iraq; the center of a rich oilfield with pipelines to the Mediterranean. |
| ~ mosul | a city in northern Iraq on the Tigris across from the ruins of Nineveh. |
| ~ philippi | a city in ancient Macedonia that was important in early Christianity. |
| ~ adrianople, adrianopolis, edirne | a city in northwestern Turkey; a Thracian town that was rebuilt and renamed by the Roman Emperor Hadrian. |
| ~ babylon | the chief city of ancient Mesopotamia and capital of the ancient kingdom of Babylonia. |
| ~ ur | an ancient city of Sumer located on a former channel of the Euphrates River. |
| ~ assur, asur, ashur | an ancient Assyrian city on the Tigris and traditional capital of Assyria; just to the south of the modern city of Mosul in Iraq. |
| ~ nineveh | an ancient Assyrian city on the Tigris across from the modern city of Mosul in the northern part of what is now known as Iraq. |
| ~ utica | an ancient city on the north coast of Africa (northwest of Carthage); destroyed by Arabs around 700 AD. |
| ~ asahikawa | a city on western Hokkaido that is the center of a fertile agricultural area. |
| ~ nagano | a city in central Honshu to the northwest of Tokyo; site of a Buddhist shrine. |
| ~ nagoya | an industrial city in southern Honshu. |
| ~ omiya | a city of east central Honshu; a suburb of Tokyo. |
| ~ osaka | port city on southern Honshu on Osaka Bay; a commercial and industrial center of Japan. |
| ~ yokohama | port city on southeastern Honshu in central Japan. |
| ~ naha city | the chief city in the Ryukyu Islands. |
| ~ kobe | a port city in Japan on Osaka Bay in southern Honshu; was damaged by an earthquake in 1995. |
| ~ kyoto | a city in central Japan on southern Honshu; a famous cultural center that was once the capital of Japan. |
| ~ hiroshima | a port city on the southwestern coast of Honshu in Japan; on August 6, 1945 Hiroshima was almost completely destroyed by the first atomic bomb dropped on a populated area. |
| ~ sapporo | a commercial city in northern Japan on western Hokkaido. |
| ~ kitakyushu | a Japanese city on northern Kyushu. |
| ~ fukuoka | a city in southern Japan on Kyushu. |
| ~ nagasaki | a city in southern Japan on Kyushu; a leading port and shipbuilding center; on August 9, 1945 Nagasaki became the second populated area to receive an atomic bomb. |
| ~ toyohashi | a Japanese city in southern Honshu on the Pacific shore. |
| ~ toyonaki | a Japanese city in southern Honshu; main residential suburb of Osaka. |
| ~ toyota | an industrial city of Japan in southern Honshu. |
| ~ akaba, al aqabah, aqaba | Jordan's port; located in southwestern Jordan on the Gulf of Aqaba. |
| ~ az zarqa, zarqa | city in northwestern Jordan. |
| ~ kisumu | a port city in western Kenya on the northeastern shore of Lake Victoria; fishing and trading center. |
| ~ mombasa | a port city in southern Kenya on a coral island in a bay of the Indian Ocean. |
| ~ nakuru | a city in western Kenya; commercial center of an agricultural region. |
| ~ bordeaux | a port city in southwestern France; a major center of the wine trade. |
| ~ brest | a port city in northwestern France (in Brittany); the chief naval station of France. |
| ~ cannes | a port and resort city on the French Riviera; site of an annual film festival. |
| ~ dijon | an industrial city in eastern France to the north of Lyons. |
| ~ grenoble | a city in southeastern France on the Isere River. |
| ~ le havre | a port city in northern France on the English Channel at the mouth of the Seine. |
| ~ lille | an industrial city in northern France near the Belgian border; was the medieval capital of Flanders. |
| ~ lyon, lyons | a city in east-central France on the Rhone River; a principal producer of silk and rayon. |
| ~ marseille, marseilles | a port city in southeastern France on the Mediterranean. |
| ~ nancy | a city in northeastern France in Lorraine. |
| ~ nantes | a port city in western France on the Loire estuary. |
| ~ nice | a city in southeastern France on the Mediterranean; the leading resort on the French Riviera. |
| ~ orleans | a city on the Loire river in north central France; site of the siege of Orleans by the English (1428-1429). |
| ~ reims, rheims | a city in northeastern France to the east of Paris; scene of the coronation of most French kings; site of the unconditional German surrender in 1945 at the end of World War II. |
| ~ strasbourg, strassburg | city on the Rhine in eastern France near the German border; an inland port. |
| ~ toulon | a port city and naval base in southeastern France on the Mediterranean coast. |
| ~ toulouse | a city on the Garonne River in southern France to the southeast of Bordeaux; a cultural center of medieval Europe. |
| ~ tours | an industrial city in western France on the Loire River. |
| ~ versailles | a city in north central France near Paris; site of the Palace of Versailles that was built by Louis XIV in the 17th century. |
| ~ kumasi | a city in southern Ghana. |
| ~ tamale | a city in northern Ghana. |
| ~ apeldoorn | a city of east central Netherlands; a popular tourist center and site of the summer residence of the Dutch royal family. |
| ~ arnhem | a city in the central Netherlands on the lower Rhine River; site of a battle in 1944 during World War II. |
| ~ 's gravenhage, den haag, the hague | the site of the royal residence and the de facto capital in the western part of the Netherlands; seat of the International Court of Justice. |
| ~ eindhoven | city in southeastern Netherlands noted for electrical industry. |
| ~ nijmegen | an industrial city in the eastern Netherlands. |
| ~ rotterdam | the 2nd largest city in the Netherlands; located in the western Netherlands near the North Sea. |
| ~ leiden, leyden | a city in the western Netherlands; residence of the Pilgrim Fathers for 11 years before they sailed for America in 1620. |
| ~ utrecht | a city in the central Netherlands. |
| ~ thorshavn | the administrative center of the Faroe Islands. |
| ~ chemulpo, incheon, inchon | a port city in western South Korea on the Yellow Sea. |
| ~ kwangju | city in southwestern South Korea; an important military base during the Korean War. |
| ~ taegu, tegu | a city in southeastern South Korea. |
| ~ pusan | a city in southeastern South Korea on the Korean Strait; the chief port and second largest city. |
| ~ tarabulus, tarabulus ash-sham, trablous, tripoli | a port city and commercial center in northwestern Lebanon on the Mediterranean Sea. |
| ~ saida, sayda, sidon | the main city of ancient Phoenicia. |
| ~ sur, tyre | a port in southern Lebanon on the Mediterranean Sea; formerly a major Phoenician seaport famous for silks. |
| ~ benghazi | port in northern Libya on the Gulf of Sidra; formerly a joint capital of Libya with Tripoli. |
| ~ blantyre | city in southern Malawi; largest city and commercial center of Malawi. |
| ~ zomba | a city in southern Malawi; was the capital until 1971. |
| ~ kuala lumpur | the largest city and former capital of Malaysia until 2005. |
| ~ timbuktu | a city in central Mali near the Niger river; formerly famous for its gold trade. |
| ~ casablanca | a port on the Atlantic and the largest city of Morocco. |
| ~ fes, fez | a city in north central Morocco; religious center. |
| ~ marrakech, marrakesh | a city in western Morocco; tourist center. |
| ~ oujda | a city in northeastern Morocco near the Algerian border. |
| ~ tangier, tangiers | a city of northern Morocco at the west end of the Strait of Gibraltar.; "the first tangerines were shipped from Tangier to Europe in 1841" |
| ~ beira | a port city in eastern Mozambique on the Mozambique Channel. |
| ~ auckland | the largest city and principal port of New Zealand. |
| ~ christchurch | industrial city at the center of a rich agricultural region. |
| ~ ibadan | a large Yoruba city in southwestern Nigeria; site of a university. |
| ~ katsina | a city in northern Nigeria; a major center of the Hausa people. |
| ~ lagos | chief port and economic center of Nigeria; located in southwestern Nigeria on the Gulf of Guinea; former capital of Nigeria. |
| ~ maiduguri, yerwa-maiduguri | a city in northeastern Nigeria; an agricultural trading center. |
| ~ zaria | a city in north central Nigeria; agricultural trading center. |
| ~ faisalabad, lyallpur | city in northeast Pakistan. |
| ~ hyderabad | a city in southern Pakistan on the Indus River. |
| ~ karachi | the largest city in Pakistan; located in southeastern Pakistan; an industrial center and seaport on the Arabian Sea; former capital of Pakistan. |
| ~ lahore | city in northeast Pakistan. |
| ~ peshawar | city in northern Pakistan at the eastern end of the Khyber Pass. |
| ~ rawalpindi | an ancient city in northeastern Pakistan; served as capital of Pakistan while Islamabad was being built. |
| ~ arequipa | a city in southern Peru founded in 1540 on the site of an ancient Inca city. |
| ~ caloocan | a suburb of Manila in southwestern Luzon. |
| ~ cebu, cebu city | an important seaport on the island of Cebu in the Philippines. |
| ~ quezon city | city on Luzon adjoining Manila. |
| ~ bromberg, bydgoszcz | an industrial city and river port in northern Poland. |
| ~ cracow, krakau, krakow | an industrial city in southern Poland on the Vistula. |
| ~ czestochowa | a city of southern Poland whose church contains the statue of the black Madonna which attracts many pilgrims. |
| ~ danzig, gdansk | a port city of northern Poland near the mouth of the Vistula River on a gulf of the Baltic Sea; a member of the Hanseatic League in the 14th century. |
| ~ katowice | an industrial city of southern Poland. |
| ~ lodz | a large city of central Poland. |
| ~ lublin | an industrial city of eastern Poland. |
| ~ breslau, wroclaw | a city in southwestern Poland on the Oder. |
| ~ zabrze | an industrial city in southern Poland. |
| ~ braga | an ancient city in northern Portugal. |
| ~ oporto, porto | port city in northwest Portugal; noted for port wine. |
| ~ setubal | a port city on the Atlantic coast of Portugal to the southeast of Lisbon. |
| ~ papeete | the capital of French Polynesia on the northwestern coast of Tahiti. |
| ~ al madinah, medina | a city in western Saudi Arabia; site of the tomb of Muhammad; the second most holy city of Islam. |
| ~ jed'dah, jeddah, jidda, jiddah | port city in western Saudi Arabia on the Red Sea; near Mecca. |
| ~ tabuk | a city in northwestern Saudi Arabia. |
| ~ taif | a city in western Saudi Arabia to the east of Mecca. |
| ~ hargeisa | a city in northwestern Somalia. |
| ~ cape town | port city in southwestern South Africa; the seat of the legislative branch of the government of South Africa. |
| ~ johannesburg | city in the northeastern part of South Africa near Pretoria; commercial center for diamond and gold industries. |
| ~ kimberley | city in central South Africa; center for diamond mining and diamond marketing. |
| ~ durban | a port city in eastern South Africa on the Indian Ocean; resort and industrial center. |
| ~ bloemfontein | the seat of the supreme court. |
| ~ soweto | a large collection of African townships to the southwest of Johannesburg in South Africa; inhabited solely by Black Africans. |
| ~ astrakhan | a city in southwestern Russia on the delta of the Volga River. |
| ~ cherepovets | a city of east central Russia to the north of Moscow. |
| ~ grozny, groznyy | the capital of Chechnya in southwestern Russia; center of extensive oil fields. |
| ~ kaluga | a city of central Russia to the south of Moscow. |
| ~ khabarovsk | a city on the Amur River on the border of China and the capital of Khabarovsk. |
| ~ kursk | a city of southwestern Russia. |
| ~ gorkiy, nizhni novgorod, nizhnyi novgorod, gorki, gorky | an industrial city in the European part of Russia; birthplace of Maksim Gorky. |
| ~ kazan | an industrial city in the European part of Russia. |
| ~ leningrad, peterburg, petrograd, saint petersburg, st. petersburg | a city in the European part of Russia; 2nd largest Russian city; located at the head of the Gulf of Finland; former capital of Russia. |
| ~ murmansk | a port city in northwestern Russia on the Kola Peninsula; the largest city to the north of the Arctic Circle; an important supply line to Russia in World War I and World War II. |
| ~ nalchik | a city in southwestern Russia in a valley of the Caucasus Mountains; an industrial center and health resort. |
| ~ novgorod | a city in northwestern Russia on the Volkhov River; Russia's oldest city and an important trading center in the Middle Ages. |
| ~ perm, molotov | a city in the European part of Russia. |
| ~ rostov, rostov na donu, rostov on don | a seaport on the Don River near the Sea of Azov in the European part of Russia. |
| ~ saratov | an industrial city in the European part of Russia. |
| ~ smolensk | a city in western Russia on the Dnieper River; scene of severe fighting in World War II. |
| ~ ufa | a city in the European part of Russia. |
| ~ stalingrad, tsaritsyn, volgograd | a city in the European part of Russia on the Volga; site of German defeat in World War II in the winter of 1942-43. |
| ~ novosibirsk | a city in the Asian part of Russia on the Ob river; largest city in Siberia. |
| ~ chelyabinsk | a city in the Asian part of Russia. |
| ~ omsk | a city in the Asian part of Russia. |
| ~ vladivostok | a seaport in the Asian part of Russia. |
| ~ gomel, homel, homyel | industrial city of Belarus to the southeast of Minsk. |
| ~ pinsk | a city of southwestern Belarus. |
| ~ tartu | a city of southeastern Estonia that was a member of the Hanseatic League. |
| ~ liepaja | a city of southwestern Latvia on the Baltic Sea. |
| ~ daugavpils | a city of southeastern Latvia. |
| ~ klaipeda, memel | a city in western Lithuania on the Baltic Sea; formerly an important trading town of the Hanseatic League. |
| ~ kaunas, kovna, kovno | a city in central Lithuania. |
| ~ donetsk, donetske, stalino | an industrial city in the Donets Basin. |
| ~ chernobyl | a city in north central Ukraine; site of a major disaster at a nuclear power plant (26 April 1986). |
| ~ dneprodzerzhinsk | port city and industrial center in east central Ukraine on the Dnieper River. |
| ~ dnipropetrovsk, yekaterinoslav | city in east central Ukraine on the Dnieper River; center of metallurgical industry. |
| ~ kharkiv, kharkov | a city in northeastern Ukraine; former capital of the Ukraine. |
| ~ odesa, odessa | a port city of south central Ukraine on an arm of the Black Sea. |
| ~ sebastopol, sevastopol | a city in southern Ukraine on the Black Sea. |
| ~ yalta | a resort city in Crimea in the southern Ukraine on the Black Sea; site of the Allied conference between Roosevelt, Stalin, and Churchill in February 1945. |
| ~ alma-ata, almaty | the largest city in Kazakhstan and the capital until 1998. |
| ~ samarcand, samarkand | city in southern Uzbekistan; Tamerlane's opulent capital in the 14th century. |
| ~ barcelona | a city in northeastern Spain on the Mediterranean; 2nd largest Spanish city and the largest port and commercial center; has been a center for radical political beliefs. |
| ~ cadiz | an ancient port city in southwestern Spain. |
| ~ cartagena | a port in southeastern Spain on the Mediterranean. |
| ~ cordova, cordoba | a city in southern Spain; center of Moorish culture. |
| ~ granada | a city in southeastern Spain that was the capital of the Moorish kingdom until it was captured by Ferdinand and Isabella in 1492; site of the Alhambra (a palace and fortress built by Moors in the Middle Ages) which is now a major tourist attraction. |
| ~ jerez, jerez de la frontera | a city in southwestern Spain that is famous for making sherry. |
| ~ leon | a city in northwestern Spain at the foot of the Cantabrian Mountains. |
| ~ logrono | a city in northern Spain on the Ebro River. |
| ~ malaga | a port city and resort in Andalusia in southern Spain on the Mediterranean. |
| ~ oviedo | a city in northwestern Spain near the Cantabrian Mountains. |
| ~ san sebastian | a city in northern Spain on the Bay of Biscay near the French border; a fashionable seaside resort. |
| ~ sevilla, seville | a city in southwestern Spain; a major port and cultural center; the capital of bullfighting in Spain. |
| ~ toledo | a city in central Spain on the Tagus river; famous for steel and swords since the first century. |
| ~ saragossa, zaragoza | an ancient city on the Ebro River in northeastern Spain; formerly the capital of Aragon. |
| ~ valencia | a city in eastern Spain on the Mediterranean.; "Valencia is the third largest city in Spain" |
| ~ nyala | city in Sudan. |
| ~ port sudan | port city in Sudan on the Red Sea. |
| ~ omdurman | a city of Sudan; located in the central Sudan on the White Nile opposite Khartoum. |
| ~ basel, basle, bale | a city in northwestern Switzerland. |
| ~ geneva, geneve, genf | a city in southwestern Switzerland at the western end of Lake Geneva; it is the headquarters of various international organizations. |
| ~ lausanne | a city in western Switzerland; cultural and commercial center. |
| ~ zurich | the largest city in Switzerland; located in the northern part of the country.; "Zurich is the center of the German-speaking part of Switzerland" |
| ~ alep, aleppo, halab | a city in northwestern Syria. |
| ~ al ladhiqiyah, latakia | a seaport on the western coast of Syria. |
| ~ dodoma | a city in the center of Tanzania that has been designated as the future capital. |
| ~ mbeya | a city in southwestern Tanzania. |
| ~ mwanza | a city in northern Tanzania on Lake Victoria. |
| ~ tabora | a city in western Tanzania. |
| ~ tanga | a port city in northeastern Tanzania on the Indian Ocean. |
| ~ ariana | city in Tunisia. |
| ~ ehadhamen | city in Tunisia. |
| ~ gafsa | a city in west central Tunisia. |
| ~ safaqis, sfax | the second largest city in Tunisia; located in eastern Tunisia near a phosphate region. |
| ~ sousse, susa, susah | a port city in eastern Tunisia on the Mediterranean. |
| ~ adana, seyhan | a city in southern Turkey on the Seyhan River. |
| ~ adalia, antalya | a port city in southwestern Turkey on the Gulf of Antalya. |
| ~ halicarnassus | an ancient Greek city on the southwestern coast of Asia Minor in what is now Turkey; site of the mausoleum at Halicarnassus. |
| ~ constantinople, istanbul, stamboul, stambul | the largest city and former capital of Turkey; rebuilt on the site of ancient Byzantium by Constantine I in the fourth century; renamed Constantinople by Constantine who made it the capital of the Byzantine Empire; now the seat of the Eastern Orthodox Church. |
| ~ brusa, bursa | a city in northwestern Turkey. |
| ~ izmir, smyrna | a port city in western Turkey. |
| ~ pergamum | an ancient Greek city located in the western part of what is now modern Turkey; the technique of preparing sheepskins as parchment was developed here. |
| ~ sardis | an ancient Greek city located in the western part of what is now modern Turkey; as the capital of Lydia it was the cultural center of Asia Minor; destroyed by Tamerlane in 1402. |
| ~ jinja | a city in Uganda on the north shore of Lake Victoria. |
| ~ gulu | a city in northern Uganda. |
| ~ dubai | port city in the United Arab Emirates on the Persian Gulf. |
| ~ birmingham, pittsburgh of the south | the largest city in Alabama; located in northeastern Alabama. |
| ~ huntsville | a city in northern Alabama; center for space research. |
| ~ mobile | a port in southwestern Alabama on Mobile Bay. |
| ~ anchorage | a city in south central Alaska.; "Anchorage is the largest city in Alaska" |
| ~ mesa | a city in Arizona just to the east of Phoenix; originally a suburb of Phoenix. |
| ~ tucson | a city in southeastern Arizona ringed by mountain ranges; long known as a winter and health resort but the population shift from industrial states to the Sunbelt resulted in rapid growth late in the 20th century. |
| ~ anaheim | a city in southern California (southeast of Los Angeles); site of Disneyland. |
| ~ bakersfield | a city in south central California at the southern end of the San Joaquin Valley. |
| ~ berkeley | a city in California on the eastern shore of San Francisco Bay; site of the University of California at Berkeley. |
| ~ beverly hills | a city in southwestern California surrounded by Los Angeles; home of many Hollywood actors. |
| ~ chula vista | an industrial city in southern California (south of San Diego) near the Mexican border. |
| ~ fresno | a city in south central California in the San Joaquin Valley; center of an important agricultural area and gateway to the Sierra Nevada Mountains. |
| ~ long beach | a city in southern California located on 8.5 miles of Pacific beachfront; was a resort until oil was discovered in 1921. |
| ~ city of the angels, los angeles | a city in southern California; motion picture capital of the world; most populous city of California and second largest in the United States. |
| ~ oakland | a city in western California on San Francisco Bay opposite San Francisco; primarily and industrial urban center. |
| ~ pasadena | a city in southwestern California to the east of Los Angeles. |
| ~ riverside | a city in southern California. |
| ~ san bernardino | a city in southern California to the east of Los Angeles. |
| ~ san diego | a picturesque city of southern California on San Diego Bay near the Mexican border; site of an important naval base. |
| ~ san francisco | a port in western California near the Golden Gate that is one of the major industrial and transportation centers; it has one of the world's finest harbors; site of the Golden Gate Bridge. |
| ~ san jose | a city in western California located at the southern end of San Francisco Bay to the south of San Francisco; a center for computer and electronics industries. |
| ~ santa ana | a city in southern California to the east of Long Beach. |
| ~ santa clara | a city of west central California; residential area with light industry. |
| ~ colorado springs | a city in east central Colorado on the eastern edge of the Rocky Mountains; popular tourist center and site of the United States Air Force Academy. |
| ~ pueblo | a city in Colorado to the south of Colorado Springs. |
| ~ bridgeport | a port in southwestern Connecticut on Long Island Sound. |
| ~ new haven | a city in southwestern Connecticut; site of Yale University. |
| ~ waterbury | a city in west central Connecticut. |
| ~ wilmington | the largest city in Delaware. |
| ~ fort lauderdale | a city in southeast Florida on the Atlantic coast to the north of Miami; a favorite place for college students to go on their spring vacations. |
| ~ jacksonville | Florida's largest city; a port and important commercial center in northeastern Florida. |
| ~ miami | a city and resort in southeastern Florida on Biscayne Bay; the best known city in Florida; a haven for retirees and a refuge for Cubans fleeing Castro. |
| ~ miami beach | a city in southeastern Florida on an island between Biscayne Bay and the Atlantic Ocean; known for fashionable resort hotels. |
| ~ orlando | a city in central Florida; site of Walt Disney World. |
| ~ saint augustine, st. augustine | a resort city in northeastern Florida; the oldest city in the United States. |
| ~ saint petersburg, st. petersburg | a city in western Florida on Tampa Bay; a popular winter resort. |
| ~ tampa | a resort city in western Florida; located on Tampa Bay on the Gulf of Mexico. |
| ~ augusta | a city in eastern Georgia north-northwest of Savannah; noted for golf tournaments. |
| ~ columbus | a city in western Georgia on the Chattahoochee River; industrial center. |
| ~ macon | a city in central Georgia to the southeast of Atlanta. |
| ~ savannah | a port in eastern Georgia near the mouth of the Savannah river. |
| ~ chicago, windy city | largest city in Illinois; a bustling Great Lakes port that extends 26 miles along the southwestern shoreline of Lake Michigan. |
| ~ decatur | a city in central Illinois; Abraham Lincoln practiced law here. |
| ~ peoria | a city in central Illinois on the Illinois River. |
| ~ rockford | a city in northern Illinois. |
| ~ evansville | a city in southwestern Indiana on the Ohio River. |
| ~ fort wayne | a city in northeastern Indiana. |
| ~ gary | a city in northwest Indiana on Lake Michigan; steel production. |
| ~ south bend | a city in northern Indiana. |
| ~ davenport | a city in eastern Iowa on the Mississippi River across from Moline and Rock Island. |
| ~ cedar rapids | a city in eastern Iowa. |
| ~ sioux city | a city in northeastern Iowa where the Big Sioux River joins the Missouri. |
| ~ kansas city | a city of northeast Kansas on the Missouri River adjacent to Kansas City, Missouri. |
| ~ wichita | the largest city in Kansas; located in southern Kansas on the Arkansas River. |
| ~ lexington | a city in eastern Kentucky; noted for raising thoroughbred horses. |
| ~ louisville | the largest city in Kentucky; located in north central Kentucky on the Ohio river; site of the Kentucky Derby. |
| ~ new orleans | a port and largest city in Louisiana; located in southeastern Louisiana near the mouth of the Mississippi river; a major center for offshore drilling for oil in the Gulf of Mexico; jazz originated here among black musicians in the late 19th century; Mardi Gras is celebrated here each year. |
| ~ shreveport | a city in northwest Louisiana on the Red River near the Texas border. |
| ~ portland | largest city in Maine in the southwestern corner of the state. |
| ~ baltimore | the largest city in Maryland; a major seaport and industrial center. |
| ~ cambridge | a city in Massachusetts just to the north of Boston; site of Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. |
| ~ springfield | a city and manufacturing center in southwestern Massachusetts on the Connecticut River. |
| ~ worcester | an industrial and university city in central Massachusetts to the west of Boston. |
| ~ salem | a city in northeastern Massachusetts; site of the witchcraft trials in 1692. |
| ~ ann arbor | a city in southern Michigan near Detroit; site of the University of Michigan. |
| ~ 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. |
| ~ flint | a city in southeast central Michigan near Detroit; automobile manufacturing. |
| ~ grand rapids | a city in west central Michigan; noted for manufacturing furniture. |
| ~ duluth | a city in northeast Minnesota on Lake Superior. |
| ~ minneapolis | largest city in Minnesota; located in southeastern Minnesota on the Mississippi river; noted for flour mills; one of the Twin Cities. |
| ~ independence | a city in western Missouri; the beginning of the Santa Fe Trail. |
| ~ kansas city | a city in western Missouri situated at the confluence of the Kansas River and the Missouri River; adjacent to Kansas City, Kansas. |
| ~ gateway to the west, st. louis, saint louis | the largest city in Missouri; a busy river port on the Mississippi River near its confluence with the Missouri River; was an important staging area for wagon trains westward in the 19th century. |
| ~ springfield | a city of southwestern Missouri. |
| ~ billings | the largest city in Montana; located in southern Montana on the Yellowstone river. |
| ~ omaha | largest city in Nebraska; located in eastern Nebraska on the Missouri river; a major transportation center of the Midwest. |
| ~ las vegas | largest city in Nevada; located in southeastern Nevada; originally settled by Mormons but is now famous for entertainment and gambling and general excess. |
| ~ reno | a city in western Nevada at the foot of the Sierra Nevada Mountains; known for gambling casinos and easy divorce and remarriage. |
| ~ manchester | largest city in New Hampshire; located in southeastern New Hampshire on the Merrimack river. |
| ~ atlantic city | a city on the Atlantic shore in southeastern New Jersey; a resort and gambling center. |
| ~ bayonne | a city in northeastern New Jersey. |
| ~ camden | a city in southwestern New Jersey on the Delaware River near Philadelphia. |
| ~ jersey city | a city in northeastern New Jersey (opposite Manhattan). |
| ~ newark | the largest city in New Jersey; located in northeastern New Jersey. |
| ~ paterson | a city of northeastern New Jersey. |
| ~ albuquerque | the largest city in New Mexico; located in central New Mexico on the Rio Grande river. |
| ~ buffalo | a city on Lake Erie in western New York (near Niagara Falls). |
| ~ greater new york, new york, new york city | the largest city in New York State and in the United States; located in southeastern New York at the mouth of the Hudson river; a major financial and cultural center. |
| ~ binghamton | a city in south central New York near the border with Pennsylvania. |
| ~ niagara falls | a city in western New York State at the falls of the Niagara river; tourist attraction and honeymoon resort. |
| ~ rochester | a city in western New York; a center of the photographic equipment industry. |
| ~ schenectady | a city of eastern New York on the Mohawk river; it prospered after the opening of the Erie Canal. |
| ~ syracuse | a city in central New York. |
| ~ utica | a city in central New York. |
| ~ charlotte, queen city | the largest city in North Carolina; located in south central North Carolina. |
| ~ durham | a city of north central North Carolina; site of Duke University. |
| ~ greensboro | a city of north central North Carolina. |
| ~ greenville | a city in eastern North Carolina; tobacco market. |
| ~ winston-salem | a city of north central North Carolina. |
| ~ fargo | largest city in North Dakota; located in eastern North Dakota on the Red river. |
| ~ akron | a city in northeastern Ohio; the heart of the United States rubber industry. |
| ~ cleveland | the largest city in Ohio; located in northeastern Ohio on Lake Erie; a major Great Lakes port. |
| ~ cincinnati | a city in southern Ohio on the Ohio river. |
| ~ dayton | a city in southwest Ohio; manufacturing center. |
| ~ toledo | an industrial city in northwestern Ohio on Lake Erie. |
| ~ youngstown | a city in northeast Ohio. |
| ~ tulsa | a major city of northeastern Oklahoma on the Arkansas river; once known as the oil capital of the world and still heavily involved in the oil and gas industries. |
| ~ eugene | a city in western Oregon on the Willamette River; site of a university. |
| ~ portland | freshwater port and largest city in Oregon; located in northwestern Oregon on the Willamette River which divides the city into east and west sections; renowned for its beautiful natural setting among the mountains. |
| ~ allentown | a city in eastern Pennsylvania; an industrial and commercial center. |
| ~ erie | a port city on Lake Erie in northwestern Pennsylvania. |
| ~ chester | a city of southeastern Pennsylvania on the Delaware river (an industrial suburb of Philadelphia). |
| ~ city of brotherly love, philadelphia | the largest city in Pennsylvania; located in the southeastern part of the state on the Delaware river; site of Independence Hall where the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution were signed; site of the University of Pennsylvania. |
| ~ pittsburgh | a city in southwestern Pennsylvania where the confluence of the Allegheny River and Monongahela River forms the Ohio River; long an important urban industrial area; site of Carnegie Mellon University and the University of Pittsburgh. |
| ~ scranton | an industrial city of northeastern Pennsylvania. |
| ~ newport | a resort city in southeastern Rhode Island; known for the summer homes of millionaires; important yachting center. |
| ~ charleston | a port city in southeastern South Carolina. |
| ~ sioux falls | largest city in South Dakota; located in southeastern South Dakota. |
| ~ chattanooga | a city in eastern Tennessee. |
| ~ knoxville | a city in eastern Tennessee on the Tennessee River. |
| ~ memphis | largest city of Tennessee; located in southwestern Tennessee on bluffs overlooking the Mississippi River. |
| ~ abilene | a city in central Texas. |
| ~ amarillo | a city in the northern panhandle of Texas. |
| ~ arlington | a city in northern Texas between Dallas and Fort Worth. |
| ~ beaumont | a city of southeastern Texas near Houston. |
| ~ brownsville | a city in southern Texas on the Rio Grande near its mouth into the Gulf of Mexico; has a channel that accommodates oceangoing ships. |
| ~ corpus christi | a city in southern Texas on an arm of the Gulf of Mexico. |
| ~ dallas | a large commercial and industrial city in northeastern Texas located in the heart of the northern Texas oil fields. |
| ~ el paso | a city in western Texas on the Mexican border; located on the northern bank of the Rio Grande across from the Mexican city of Juarez. |
| ~ fort worth | a city in northeastern Texas (just to the west of Dallas); a major industrial center. |
| ~ garland | a city in northeastern Texas (suburb of Dallas). |
| ~ houston | the largest city in Texas; located in southeastern Texas near the Gulf of Mexico; site of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. |
| ~ laredo | a city in southern Texas on the Rio Grande. |
| ~ lubbock | a city in northwest Texas to the south of Amarillo. |
| ~ odessa | a city in western Texas. |
| ~ plano | a city in northeastern Texas (suburb of Dallas). |
| ~ san antonio | a city of south central Texas; site of the Alamo; site of several military bases and a popular haven for vacationers. |
| ~ waco | a city in east central Texas. |
| ~ wichita falls | a city in north central Texas near the Oklahoma border. |
| ~ provo | a city in north central Utah settled by Mormons. |
| ~ burlington | the largest city in Vermont; located in northwestern Vermont on Lake Champlain; site of the University of Vermont. |
| ~ newport news | a port city in southeastern Virginia at the mouth of the James River off Hampton Roads; large shipyards. |
| ~ norfolk | port city located in southeastern Virginia on the Elizabeth River at the mouth of Chesapeake Bay; headquarters of the Atlantic fleet of the United States Navy. |
| ~ lynchburg | a city in central Virginia. |
| ~ portsmouth | a port city in southeastern Virginia on the Elizabeth River opposite Norfolk; naval base; shipyards. |
| ~ roanoke | a city in southwestern Virginia. |
| ~ virginia beach | the largest city in Virginia; long overshadowed by Norfolk but growing rapidly since 1970; with 28 miles of public beaches tourism is a major factor in the economy; site of three United States Navy bases. |
| ~ seattle | a major port of entry and the largest city in Washington; located in west central Washington on the protected waters of Puget Sound with the snow-capped peaks of the Cascade Range and Mount Ranier visible to the south and east; an aerospace and computer center; site of the University of Washington. |
| ~ spokane | a city in eastern Washington near the Idaho border. |
| ~ tacoma | a city in west central Washington on an arm of Puget Sound to the south of Seattle. |
| ~ beckley | a city in southern West Virginia. |
| ~ clarksburg | a city in northern West Virginia. |
| ~ huntington | a city of western West Virginia on the Ohio river at the mouth of the Kanawha. |
| ~ morgantown | a city in northern West Virginia on the Monongahela river near the Pennsylvania border; site of the University of West Virginia. |
| ~ parkersburg | a city in northwestern West Virginia on the Ohio river. |
| ~ wheeling | a city in the northern panhandle of West Virginia on the Ohio river. |
| ~ green bay | a city of eastern Wisconsin on an arm of Lake Michigan. |
| ~ milwaukee | largest city of Wisconsin; located in southeastern Wisconsin on the western shore of Lake Michigan; a flourishing agricultural center known for its breweries. |
| ~ racine | a city in southeastern Wisconsin on Lake Michigan to the south of Milwaukee. |
| ~ casper | a city of east central Wyoming on the North Platte river. |
| ~ citta del vaticano, vatican city | the capital of the State of the Vatican City. |
| ~ ciudad bolivar | a port in eastern Venezuela on the Orinoco river. |
| ~ cumana | a port city in northeastern Venezuela on the Caribbean Sea; founded in 1523, it is the oldest European settlement in South America. |
| ~ maracaibo | a port city in northwestern Venezuela; a major oil center. |
| ~ maracay | a city in north central Venezuela; cattle center. |
| ~ valencia | an industrial city in northern Venezuela. |
| ~ ho chi minh city, saigon | a city in South Vietnam; formerly (as Saigon) it was the capital of French Indochina. |
| ~ haiphong | a port city in northern Vietnam; industrial center. |
| ~ aden | an important port of Yemen; located on the Gulf of Aden; its strategic location has made it a major trading center of southern Arabia since ancient times. |
| ~ al-hudaydah, hodeida | an important port in Yemen on the Red Sea. |
| ~ al-mukalla, mukalla | a port in southern Yemen on the Gulf of Aden to the east of Aden. |
| ~ bulawayo | industrial city in southwestern Zimbabwe. |
| n. (location) | 2. city | an incorporated administrative district established by state charter.; "the city raised the tax rate" |
| ~ administrative district, administrative division, territorial division | a district defined for administrative purposes. |
| ~ city district | a district of a town or city. |
| ~ city limit, city limits | the limits of the area occupied by a city or town. |
| ~ uptown | a residential part of town away from the central commercial district. |
| ~ public square, square | an open area at the meeting of two or more streets. |
| n. (group) | 3. city, metropolis | people living in a large densely populated municipality.; "the city voted for Republicans in 1994" |
| ~ municipality | people living in a town or city having local self-government. |
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