City vs. Suburb

Citynoun

A large settlement, bigger than a town.

Citynoun

A settlement granted special status by royal charter or letters patent; traditionally, a settlement with a cathedral regardless of size.

Citynoun

(Australia) The central business district; downtown.

Citynoun

A large town.

Citynoun

A corporate town; in the United States, a town or collective body of inhabitants, incorporated and governed by a mayor and aldermen or a city council consisting of a board of aldermen and a common council; in Great Britain, a town corporate, which is or has been the seat of a bishop, or the capital of his see.

Citynoun

The collective body of citizens, or inhabitants of a city.

Cityadjective

Of or pertaining to a city.

Citynoun

a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts;

Citynoun

an incorporated administrative district established by state charter;

Citynoun

people living in a large densely populated municipality;

Citynoun

a large town

Citynoun

a town created a city by charter and usually containing a cathedral.

Citynoun

a municipal centre incorporated by the state or province.

Citynoun

a place or situation characterized by a specified attribute

Citynoun

short for City of London

Citynoun

the financial and commercial institutions located in the City of London

City

A city is a large human settlement. It can be defined as a permanent and densely settled place with administratively defined boundaries whose members work primarily on non-agricultural tasks.

Suburbnoun

A residential area located on the outskirts of a city or large town that usually includes businesses that cater to its residents; such as schools, grocery stores, shopping centers, restaurants, convenience stores, etc.

Suburbnoun

(by extension) The outer part; the environment.

Suburbnoun

Any subdivision of a conurbation, not necessarily on the periphery.

Suburbnoun

An outlying part of a city or town; a smaller place immediately adjacent to a city; in the plural, the region which is on the confines of any city or large town; as, a house stands in the suburbs; a garden situated in the suburbs of Paris.

Suburbnoun

Hence, the confines; the outer part; the environment.

Suburbnoun

a residential district located on the outskirts of a city

Suburbnoun

an outlying district of a city, especially a residential one

Suburb

A suburb (or suburban area or suburbia) is a mixed-use or residential area, existing either as part of a city/urban area, or as a separate residential community within commuting distance of one. Suburbs might have their own political or legal jurisdiction, 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.