most populous city
Biggest population center
The most populous city in a given region is the one with the largest population.
Context determines the region: Tokyo is the world's most populous city, New York is the most populous city in the United States.
The phrase often appears in trivia, geography lessons, and discussions of urbanization.
Not to be confused with capital city, which is about government seat rather than population size.
- metropolisLarge important city
- megacityUrban area exceeding ten million
- urbanPertaining to cities
- urban sprawlUncontrolled peripheral development
- capitalWealth used for investment
skyline · high rise · crowded · millions · sprawl · density · Tokyo · skyscrapers · concrete jungle · traffic · subway · bustling · concrete · downtown · inhabitants · rush hour · census · overcrowded
most populous cityhamlet
Tiny rural settlement
small town · wilderness · countryside · rural village · village
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