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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Megalopolis? Not always. #103157 05/12/2003 3:16 PM Joined: Mar 2002 Posts: 1,692 UK dxb Pooh-Bah dxb Pooh-Bah Joined: Mar 2002 Posts: 1,692 UK "A little one-eyed blinking sort o' place" ~ Thomas Hardy Reading a report today brought a question to mind. Can anyone explain what makes a city in the United States? Quite small communities, Nevada City for example, seem able to call themselves cities. Is there any generally accepted definition, like in the UK, or is it a free for all? Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Share Post on Reddit Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted Megalopolis? Not always. dxb 05/12/2003 3:16 PM Re: Megalopolis? Not always. Faldage 05/12/2003 3:37 PM Re: Megalopolis? Not always. of troy 05/12/2003 5:27 PM Towns and Cities Father Steve 05/12/2003 6:27 PM Re: Megalopolis? Not always. Bobyoungbalt 05/13/2003 2:24 AM Re: Megalopolis? Not always. Bingley 05/13/2003 2:36 AM Re: Megalopolis? Not always. slithy toves 05/13/2003 3:05 AM Re: Megalopolis? Not always. tsuwm 05/13/2003 3:34 AM the 2000 election Jackie 05/13/2003 12:59 PM Re: Megalopolis? Not always. dxb 05/13/2003 2:10 PM Re: Megalopolis? Not always. Capfka 05/13/2003 6:19 PM Re: Megalopolis? Not always. of troy 05/13/2003 1:22 PM Re: Megalopolis? Not always. TEd Remington 05/14/2003 1:00 AM Re: Megalopolis? Not always. Buffalo Shrdlu 05/14/2003 2:04 AM Who lives in cities? Father Steve 05/14/2003 2:46 AM Re: Who lives in cities? Bean 05/14/2003 10:43 AM Re: Who lives in cities? Faldage 05/14/2003 10:47 AM Re: Who lives in cities? dxb 05/14/2003 11:06 AM Re: Who lives in cities? of troy 05/14/2003 12:23 PM Re: Who lives in cities? Bingley 05/14/2003 2:05 PM Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Flat Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary Forum Statistics Forums16 Topics13,916 Posts230,317 Members9,209 Most Online4,606 Sep 17th, 2025 Newest Members Peripatetic Toad, JerryC, blvd, Tony Hood, Wood Delivery 9,209 Registered Users Top Posters(30 Days) wofahulicodoc 27 A C Bowden 9 Top Posters wwh 13,858 Faldage 13,803 Jackie 11,613 wofahulicodoc 11,163 tsuwm 10,542 LukeJavan8 9,974 Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210 AnnaStrophic 6,511 Wordwind 6,296 of troy 5,400

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