populous cities
Crowded metropolitan areas
Populous cities are urban areas with large populations.
The phrase is somewhat redundant since cities are by definition population centers, but it emphasizes exceptional density or size: Tokyo, Delhi, and Shanghai rank among the world's most populous cities.
The term distinguishes major metropolitan areas from smaller towns or sparsely inhabited regions.
- metropolisLarge important city
- urbanPertaining to cities
- urban sprawlUncontrolled peripheral development
- crowdedFilled beyond comfort
- denseClosely packed together
packed streets · bustling · teeming · rush hour · skyscrapers · traffic · millions · sprawl · megacity · congested · thriving · cosmopolitan · subway · apartments · neighborhoods · downtown · city blocks · smog
populous citiesghost towns
Depopulated former communities
abandoned settlements · small towns · remote villages · dying towns · one-horse towns
populous citiesremote villages
Faraway small communities
wilderness areas · countryside · hinterlands · outposts · farming communities
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