Synonyms and antonyms of Areas in towns or cities in British 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)

mainly American 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 US city where most people speak Spanish

basti (noun)

Indian English a slum

block (noun)

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

block (noun)

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

borough (noun)

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

burbs (noun)

Americaninformal the suburbs

burgh (noun)

Scottish a town or part of a large city that has its own local government

business park (noun)

British a special area for offices and small factories, usually away from the centre of a town

bustee (noun)

another spelling of basti

cantonment (noun)

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

cardboard city (noun)

Britishinformal an area in a city where people who have no homes make shelters from cardboard boxes

casbah (noun)

another spelling of kasbah

catchment area (noun)

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

CBD (abbreviation)

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

centre (noun)

British the part of a town or city that contains most of the shops, restaurants, and places of entertainment

Chinatown (noun)

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

city centre (noun)

British the part of a city where the main shops and businesses are. The American word is downtown.

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 village or town where anyone can walk, play sports etc

commuter belt (noun)

British an area surrounding a large city where many people who work in that city live

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)

the area of a town or city around its docks

downtown (noun)

mainly American the centre 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

end (noun)

used in the names of some districts of cities

estate (noun)

British an area where there are many houses, usually built at the same time by the same company. Many estates are owned by local government and have cheap houses for poorer families. The American word is development

estate (noun)

British an industrial estate or trading estate

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 or town 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 11th September 2001

high street (noun)

British the main street in a town or city, with a lot of businesses along it

hood (noun)

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

industrial estate (noun)

British an area of land where industrial companies have their buildings

industrial park (noun)

an industrial estate

inner city (noun)

an area near the centre 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)

mainly Americaninformal the main street in a town

marketplace (noun)

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

midtown (noun)

American the part of a city near the centre

neck of the woods ()

a particular part of a town or country

neighbourhood (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 are high levels of crime and violence there

outskirts (noun)

the areas of a town or city that are furthest away from the centre

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

piazza (noun)

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

plaza (noun)

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

plaza (noun)

mainly American an area in a city where there are several shops and businesses

precinct (noun)

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

precinct (noun)

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

quarter (noun)

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

ribbon development (noun)

British a long row of houses built along a major road leading out of a city

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 by the sea where there are houses, hotels etc

section (noun)

mainly American 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

shanty town (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 centre, where there are many houses, especially for middle-class people

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 centre of a town where all the shops are

town centre (noun)

British the part of a town where most of the shops, banks, restaurants, or bars are. The American word is downtown

township (noun)

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

trading estate (noun)

British an area, often just outside a town, where there are a lot of companies and small factories

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 UK

waste (adjective)

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

the West End (British)

British the western part of a city