small communities
Intimate local populations
Small communities are populated places with relatively few residents—villages, towns, or neighborhoods where people tend to know one another.
The phrase often carries connotations of close-knit social bonds, shared values, and limited anonymity: In small communities, news travels fast.
It can also imply limited resources or opportunities compared to larger population centers.
- eco-villageEnvironmentally designed intentional community
- cooperativeJointly operated enterprise
- fishing villageSmall coastal catching settlement
- hamletTiny rural settlement
- market townSettlement with regular trading
tribe · outpost · mining camp · neighborhood · block party · ethnic enclave · clan · congregation · church supper · kibbutz · township · ashram · settlement · collective · trade hub · religious sect · porch · tight-knit
small communitiesmetropolises
Large, densely populated cities
megacities · metropolitan areas · urban centers · megalopolises · capital cities
small communitiescities
Major populated areas
urban centers · metropolises · urban areas · industrial centers · commercial hubs