metropolis - a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts; "Ancient Troy was a great city"Dunkerque, Dunkirk - a city in northern France on the North Sea where in World War II (1940) 330,000 Allied troops had to be evacuated from the beaches at Dunkirk in a desperate retreat under enemy fire 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 building that is perceived as dangerous and unpleasant 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 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 Annaba - a port city of northeastern Algeria near the Tunisian border Blida - a city in northern Algeria at the foot of the Atlas Mountains southwest of Algiers Oran - a port city in northwestern Algeria and the country's 2nd largest city Constantine - a walled city in northeastern Algeria east of Algiers; was destroyed in warfare in the 4th century and rebuilt by Constantine I Cordova, Cordoba - a city in central Argentina; site of a university founded in 1613 Philippopolis, Plovdiv - an ancient city in southern Bulgaria; commercial center of an agricultural region Mandalay - a city in central Myanmar north of Rangoon 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 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 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 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; part of the conurbation of Luda Hangchow, Hangzhou - a city of eastern China on Hangzhou Bay; regarded by Marco Polo as the finest city in the world 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 |