community |
a well-defined area, such as a town or area of a town, where people live together under one government. [1/5 definitions] |
constable |
a police officer in a small town or village. |
councilman |
a member of a council, as of a city or town. |
councilwoman |
a female member of a council, as of a city or town. |
county seat |
the city or town in which the government of a county resides. |
crier |
one who cries aloud or proclaims news or advertisements, such as a town crier or a hawker of merchandise. [1/2 definitions] |
crosstown |
across a town or city. [1/2 definitions] |
Delphi |
an ancient town in central Greece; site of the oracle of Apollo. |
downtown |
in or to the business area of a town or city. [2 definitions] |
dump |
a place owned by a town or city where people can bring garbage. [1/2 definitions] |
father |
a leading male citizen of a city or town. [1/10 definitions] |
favela |
in Brazil, a very poor area of a town characterized by shoddily-built housing. |
fire department |
a part of a city or town government that works to prevent and put out fires, or the people who work for it. |
fortress |
a large, fortified building or area, often around a town or settlement. |
ghetto |
a part of a town or city in which people of a particular race or religion are forced by law to live. [1/2 definitions] |
ghost town |
a town that has been deserted, especially one in the American West where gold or silver mines have closed. |
gown |
the faculty and students of a college, as opposed to the other inhabitants of a college town. [1/4 definitions] |
guildhall |
the hall where a guild or corporation meets; town hall. |
Hansa |
any town belonging to the Hanseatic League. [1/2 definitions] |
high street |
(chiefly British) the main commercial street of a town where many shops and other businesses are located. |
Hôi An |
a small coastal town and historical trading port in central Vietnam, also known as Ancient City. |