City: English Vocabulary List

a larger and more populated town

"The city is very crowded."

"The city installed new bike lanes on several main streets to encourage more people to cycle to work instead of driving their cars every morning."

an area with human population that is smaller than a city and larger than a village

"The town is quiet."

"We visited a small town during our holiday."

a large building where sick or injured people receive medical treatment and care

"The hospital is near the station."

"He stayed in the hospital for two days."

a place where we pay to sit and eat a meal

"The new Italian restaurant is very popular."

"The new restaurant in the neighborhood serves authentic Thai food and has become very popular with locals."

a place where we go to watch movies

"The movie theater was full."

"We watched the film at the movie theater."

a large store that we can go to and buy food, drinks and other things from

"The supermarket opens early."

"I bought fruit at the supermarket after work."

a place where we can send letters, packages, etc., or buy stamps

"The post office is on the corner."

"She mailed the letter at the post office."

a place where important cultural, artistic, historical, or scientific objects are kept and shown to the public

"The museum has ancient statues."

"We spent the afternoon in the museum."

a building where we give money to stay and eat food in when we are traveling

"We booked a room in a five-star hotel."

"A capsule hotel is a unique type of lodging found mainly in Japan"

an image that shows where things like countries, seas, cities, roads, etc. are in an area

"The map shows the city center."

"He studied the map carefully before starting his road trip across the country because he wanted to avoid major highways and see the small towns instead."

a public path for vehicles in a village, town, or city, usually with buildings, houses, etc. on its sides

"The street is busy."

"Children play on the street after school."

a financial institution that keeps and lends money and provides other financial services

"The bank is closed today."

"She opened an account at the bank."

a long and hard seat that is normally made of metal or wood and two or multiple people can sit on

"The bench is under the tree."

"The old man sat on the wooden bench in the park and fed the pigeons while listening to the news on his small portable radio."

a large public place in a town or a city that has grass and trees and people go to for walking, playing, and relaxing

"The park is peaceful."

"The children played on the swings and the slide at the park while their parents watched from a nearby picnic table under a large shade tree."

(plural) a group of people whose job is to catch thieves, killers, etc. and make sure everyone follows rules

"The police arrived quickly."

"The police arrived at the scene of the accident within five minutes and began directing traffic around the damaged cars to prevent any further collisions."