urbanization;  urbanisation
 university town;  college town
 provincial city;  provincial town;  suburban city;  regional towns and cities
 urban area;  urban district
 free city (of Germany);  commune (of medieval Europe)
 artificial island city;  floating city
 fortified city;  walled city
 ordinance-designated city
 city planning;  urban planning;  town planning
 satellite city;  satellite town
 megalopolis;  megacity;  supercity
 commune (of medieval Europe);  autonomous city
 port city;  harbour city;  harbor city
 industrial (manufacturing, factory) town or city
 central city;  major city (in a region)
 urban area;  metropolitan area;  metropolitan region
 city bank;  metropolitan bank
 holy city;  city developed around a church, temple, shrine, etc. (e.g. Ise, Mecca, Vatican)
 boom town;  emerging city;  new town
 town gas;  city gas;  municipal gas
 the three most important cities (esp. in ref. to Tokyo, Osaka, Nagoya)
 open city;  defenseless city
 megacity;  city with over a million people
 urban transport;  urban transit
 neighboring towns;  neighbouring towns
 urban engineering;  municipal engineering
 medium-sized city;  mid-size city
 cityscape;  urban landscape
 urban mine;  discarded items which can be used as a source of resources
 city at risk of disappearing (because of decreasing population)
 city built according to the principles of fengshui
 municipal waste from which valuable raw materials can be extracted; (lit.) urban oil field
 urban farming;  urban agriculture