:Do you live in the ____, the ‘burbs’ or in a rural area?

noun

1. An inhabited place of greater size, population, or importance than a town or village

   "We spent the weekend in the city."

2. An incorporated British town usually of major size or importance having the status of an episcopal see
3. A usually large or important municipality in the U.S. governed under a charter granted by the state
4. An incorporated municipal unit of the highest class in Canada
5. City-state
6. The people of a city

   "The city rebelled against the oppressive government."

7. A thing, event, or situation that is strongly characterized by a specified quintessential feature or quality

   "The movie was shoot-out city."

noun

1. A public officer charged with recording the official proceedings and vital statistics of a city

noun

1. The legislative body of a city

noun

1. A newspaper editor usually in charge of local news and staff assignments

noun

1. A member (such as an alderman or councilman) of the governing body of a city

noun

1. The chief administrative building of a city
2. A municipal government
3. City officialdom or bureaucracy

   "you can't fight city hall"

noun

1. An official employed by an elected council to direct the administration of a city government

noun

1. The drawing up of an organized arrangement (as of streets, parks, and business and residential areas) of a city

noun

1. The department where local news is handled in a newspaper editorial office

noun

1. Slicker