Human settlements larger than a village but smaller than a city.

A large or important municipality of a country, usually a major metropolitan center.

Synonyms: Municipalities, Towns, Cities

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IM for cities as sociological or population entities; specific indentions are available (NIM only) for epidemiological or ethnological studies; URBANIZATION is available for the development from rural to urban society; URBAN POPULATION and URBAN HEALTH are also available ,98; use explode 1967-97

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D002947

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