address |
the place where one lives or a business is located. The address has the street name and number, city, and state or province. [1/6 definitions] |
Alexandria |
a city in Egypt on the Mediterranean Sea at the tip of the Nile delta. Alexandria was founded by Alexander the Great. |
Amsterdam |
the official capital city of the Netherlands. Most of the government of the Netherlands is located in another city, The Hague. |
annex |
to make part of an existing nation or city. [1/3 definitions] |
Athens |
the capital city of Greece, in modern and ancient times. |
Atlanta |
the capital city of the U.S. state of Georgia. |
Baghdad |
the capital city of Iraq. |
barrio |
a section of a U.S. city where Spanish is chiefly spoken. [1/2 definitions] |
Beijing |
the capital city of China. The city is also called Peking. |
Belgrade |
the capital city of Serbia. |
Belize |
the largest city in this country. [1/2 definitions] |
Berlin |
the capital city of Germany. Between 1945 and 1990 the city was divided into East Berlin and West Berlin. For most of that time the Berlin Wall, a concrete and wire barrier, separated East and West Berlin. |
blackout |
the loss or hiding of all the lights of a city or region. Cities may have blackouts because of power failures. [1/2 definitions] |
block |
an area in a city or town surrounded by four connecting streets. The distance of one of the sides is also called a block. [1/9 definitions] |
Bombay |
the former name of a capital city of a state in India, on the west central coast. Bombay is now called Mumbai. |
borough |
one of the five divisions of New York City: Manhattan, Brooklyn, Richmond (Staten Island), Queens, and the Bronx. [1/2 definitions] |
boulevard |
a wide city street, often with trees planted along its sides. |
brownout |
a cut or reduction of electrical power in a neighborhood or city. |
Brussels |
the capital city of Belgium. |
Cairo |
the capital city of Egypt, on the Nile River. |
Calcutta |
the capital city of a state in India. Calcutta is on the eastern coast. |