Cities

A city is a human settlement of a substantial size. The term "city" has different meanings around the world and in some places the settlement can be very small. Even where the term is limited to larger settlements, there is no universally agreed definition of the lower boundary for their size. In a narrower sense, a city can be defined as a permanent and densely populated place with administratively defined boundaries whose members work primarily on non-agricultural tasks. Cities generally have extensive systems for housing, transportation, sanitation, utilities, land use, production of goods,

Cincinnati ( ; colloquially nicknamed Cincy) is the most populous city in Hamilton County, Ohio, United States, and its county seat. Settled in 1788, the city is located on the northern side of the confluence of the Licking and Ohio rivers, the latter of which marks the state line with Kentucky. The third-most populous city in Ohio with a population of 309,317 at the 2020 census (after Columbus and Cleveland), Cincinnati serves as the economic and cultural hub of the tri-state Cincinnati metropolitan area, Ohio's most populous metropolitan area and the nation's 30th-largest at over 2.3 million

A suburb (more broadly suburban area) is an area within a metropolitan area which is predominantly residential and within commuting distance of a large city. Suburbs can have their own political or legal jurisdictions, especially in the United States, but this is not always the case, especially in the United Kingdom, where most suburbs are located within the administrative boundaries of cities. In most English-speaking countries, suburban areas are defined in contrast to central city or inner city areas, but in Australian English and South African English, suburb has become largely synonymous

administrative unit of a dense urban core and its satellite cities

thumb|A satellite image of the Pearl River Delta area in [[China]]

thumb|Skyscrapers of Seoul|Seoul, South Korea A conurbation is a region consisting of a number of metropolises, cities, large towns, and other urban areas which, through population growth and physical expansion, have merged to form one continuous urban or industrially developed area. In most cases, a conurbation is a polycentric urbanised area in which transportation has developed to link areas. They create a single urban labour market or travel to work area.

thumb|upright=1.3|Skyline of Lower Manhattan in 2021. The term "Skyline" was first used for [[New York City in 1896.]] A skyline is the outline or shape viewed near the horizon. It can be created by a city's overall structure, or by human intervention in a rural setting, or in nature that is formed where the sky meets buildings or the land.

commercial and business area of a city; not necessarily synonymous with "city center"/"downtown"

features of European towns during most of the second millennium

in war, a city in which one side abandons all defensive efforts

commercial, cultural and often the historical, political and geographic heart of a city

Downtown is a term primarily used in American and Canadian English to refer to a city's sometimes commercial, cultural and often the historical, political, and geographic heart. It is often synonymous with its central business district (CBD). It may also be a center for shopping and entertainment. Downtowns typically contain a small percentage of a city's employment but are concentrated in services, including high-end services (office or white-collar jobs). Sometimes, smaller downtowns include lower population densities and lower incomes than nearby suburbs. It is often distinguished as a hub

right|thumb|A depiction of a planetwide city, which the artist considers suitable for both Trantor, a fictional ecumenopolis from Isaac Asimov's Galactic Empire, and [[Coruscant in the Star Wars franchise.]]

historical human settlement that was abandoned and whose location was partially or completely forgotton

type of administrative division

promotion of a city, or a district within it, with the aim of encouraging certain activities to take place there

culture of cities

field of research combining climate change impact and mitigation and cities

group of cities around the world

central area of a major city or metropolis, social term

symbolic and legal designation given by a national or subnational government

Urbanity () may refer to suavity, courteousness, and refinement of manner, or to urban life. It represents characteristics, personality traits, and viewpoints associated with cities and urban areas. People who can be described as having urbanity are sometimes referred to as citified. The word is related to the Latin urbanitas with connotations of refinement and elegance, the opposite of rusticus, associated with the countryside. In Latin the word referred originally to the view of the world from ancient Rome. The name Urban has been taken as a papal name by nine popes and referred to the locat

centre of ancient Mayan civilization in Mesoamerica

city proper

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defined boundary or border of a city