Synonyms and antonyms of Areas in towns or cities in American Thesaurus

agora (noun)

a place in ancient Greek towns where markets and public meetings were held outside

area (noun)

a part of a city, town, country, etc.

armpit (noun)

the ugliest place in a city or region

barangay (noun)

Philippine English in the Philippines, a small district that is used as the basis for local government

barrio (noun)

a poor district of a city in a Spanish-speaking country

barrio (noun)

a part of a U.S. city where most people speak Spanish

block (noun)

the distance along a city street from where one road crosses it to the next road

block (noun)

an area of buildings in a town or city with streets on all four sides

borough (noun)

a town or a district in a city that is responsible for its own schools, libraries, etc.

brownfield (noun)

an area of land in a town that was previously used for industry and where new buildings can now be built

burbs (noun)

Americaninformal the suburbs

cabbagetown (noun)

Canadianinformal a slum area (=an area where very poor people live in bad conditions) in the center of a city

cantonment (noun)

Indian English a district of a South Asian city which shows the influence of Western Europeans or Americans

casbah (noun)

another spelling of kasbah

catchment area (noun)

British the area for which a school or hospital provides a service

CBD (noun)

central business district: the area of a city where the most important businesses and stores are located

Chinatown (noun)

an area in a large city that has many Chinese restaurants and stores and where the population is mainly Chinese

city centre (noun)

British the downtown area of a city

colony (noun)

Indian English a planned area within a city for people to live and work in

common (noun)

a large piece of open land in a town or city where anyone can walk, play sports, etc.

concrete jungle (noun)

an unpleasant part of a city where there are a lot of ugly buildings close together

council estate (noun)

British an area of a city consisting of council houses

dockland (noun)

mainly British the area of a town or city around its docks

downtown (noun)

the center of a town or city, especially the business or shopping areas

the East End ()

the eastern part of London, where working-class people traditionally lived

the East Side ()

the southeastern part of Manhattan in New York that is divided into the Lower East Side, where many poor people live, and the Upper East Side, where many rich people live

enclave (noun)

an area of a country or city where a particular group of people live

estate (noun)

British a development of houses

favela (noun)

a poor area of a town in Brazil where the houses are in very bad condition

ghetto (noun)

an area in a city where people of a particular type live, usually in poor conditions

ghetto (noun)

a part of a European town or city where Jewish people were forced to live in the past

Ground Zero ()

the area that was left after the World Trade Center in New York was destroyed on September 11, 2001

high street (noun)

British the main street in a town or city

honky-tonk (adjective)

American a honky-tonk place is low class and generally in a bad part of a city

hood (noun)

Americanvery informal the neighborhood where you live in a city or town

housing project (noun)

American a large apartment building or group of buildings or houses owned by the government and rented to people on low incomes

industrial estate (noun)

British industrial park

industrial park (noun)

an area of land for industrial companies to build on

inner city (noun)

an area near the center of a large city where a lot of poverty and other social problems exist

kasbah (noun)

the old central part of a North African city, often surrounding a castle and including a market

maidan (noun)

Indian English a large area with no buildings, trees, etc. on it, in or near a town

main drag (noun)

informal the main street in a town

marketplace (noun)

a place where people sell goods outside in a city, town, or village market

midtown (noun)

American the part of a city near the center or downtown

neck of the woods ()

a particular part of a town or country

neighborhood (noun)

a particular area of a city or town

no-go area (noun)

British an area in a town that is not considered to be safe because there is a lot of crime and violence there

outskirts (noun)

the areas of a town or city that are farthest away from the center

park (noun)

in a town, an open public area with grass and trees, often with sports fields or places for children to play

parts (noun)

a region of a country or district of a city

pedestrian mall (noun)

American a shopping area in a city or town where vehicles are not allowed

piazza (noun)

a large open space in a town, especially an Italian town square

plaza (noun)

an area in a city where there are several stores and businesses

plaza (noun)

a large open area with a hard surface in a city or town

precinct (noun)

American a district in a town or city, usually organized for voting, police, or government purposes

precinct (noun)

British a part of a town that has a particular use, especially an area where no cars are allowed

project (noun)

American a housing project

quarter (noun)

a part of a town where you find particular buildings, activities, or people

riverfront (noun)

a row of houses, or the part of a town, that is next to a river

science park (noun)

an area where there are many organizations doing scientific research, especially an area connected to a university

seafront (noun)

the part of a town close to the ocean where there are houses, hotels, etc.

section (noun)

an area in a town or city

shackland (noun)

South Africaninformal a place where people live in poor conditions in badly made houses built without official permission

shantytown (noun)

an area where very poor people live in shanties

skid row (noun)

informal a very poor area of a town where there are a lot of people who drink too much alcohol

slum (noun)

a poor area of a town where the houses are in very bad condition

souk (noun)

a market in an Arab town

sprawl (noun)

a part of a town or city that starts to spread into the countryside in a way that is ugly and not carefully planned

stockbroker belt (noun)

an area around a city where rich people who work in the city live

street (noun)

outside in a city or town

street (noun)

relating to streets, or taking place on the streets in a city or town

suburb (noun)

an area or town near a large city but away from its center, where there are many houses, especially for middle-class people

the Tenderloin ()

in the U.S., an area of a city that has a lot of crime

Tin Pan Alley (noun)

informal old-fashioned the people who write, produce, and play popular music, or the part of a city where they work

town (noun)

the center of a town where all the stores are

town centre (noun)

British the downtown area of a city or town

township (noun)

in South Africa, a suburb that is lived in mainly by black people

trading estate (noun)

British an industrial park

urban sprawl (noun)

a very large area of buildings, industries, etc. that has spread from a city into the countryside surrounding it, especially in a way that is not attractive

ward (noun)

a small district that a city, town, or other area is divided into for local elections in the U.K.

waste (adjective)

waste land or waste ground is land that is not being used or has not been built on, usually in a city