A settlement; an area with residential districts, shops and amenities, and its own local government; especially one larger than a village and smaller than a city.
Any more urbanized center than the place of reference.
A rural settlement in which a market was held at least once a week.
The residents (as opposed to gown: the students, faculty, etc.) of a community which is the site of a university.
Used to refer to a town or similar entity under discussion.
A major city, especially one where the speaker is located.
A municipal organization, such as a corporation, defined by the laws of the entity of which it is a part.
An enclosure which surrounded the mere homestead or dwelling of the lord of the manor.
The whole of the land which constituted the domain.
A collection of houses enclosed by fences or walls.
A farm or farmstead; also, a court or farmyard.