Towns, Cities and Villages IELTS Vocabulary
barangay
PHILIPPINE ENGLISH in the Philippines, a village or neighbourhood
the big smoke
a large town or city
boom town
a town or city that suddenly becomes successful because there is a lot of new business activity
the bright lights
a big city where you can have an exciting life and be successful
capital
the city where a country or region has its government
city
a large important town
city-state
a city that in the past joined with the area around it to form an independent state
conurbation
a large city area that develops when towns that are close to each other get bigger and join together
county town
BRITISH the town in a county where its government is based
dormitory town
BRITISH a place from which many people travel to a city to work
dorp
SOUTH AFRICAN a village or small town
ecotown
in England, a new town that is designed in a way that reduces people’s impact on the environment to a minimum
garden city
a community of homes that includes many parks and public gardens
ghost town
a town where most people have left
hill station
in southern Asia, a town in the hills where people go in order to be more comfortable when the weather is very hot
kampong
a village in Malaysia
megalopolis
a large city, or an area that contains a lot of large cities
metro
INDIAN ENGLISH a city with a population of over one million
metropolis
MAINLY LITERARY a big city, especially considered as somewhere that is very busy and exciting
monocity
a city, especially in Russia, where most of the population works in one industry, such as making cars
municipality
a town or other area that has its own local government
new town
BRITISH a town that is planned and designed and is built on land where there was not a town before
one-horse town
INFORMAL a town that is small and boring
outpost
a small town far away from other towns, usually where trading takes place
parish
a small area in the countryside in England that has its own local government
population centre
an area where a lot of people live
port
a city where there is a port
pueblo
a small town, especially in parts of the US that are near Mexico
satellite town
a town or city that is close to and depends on a larger city
seaport
a town by the sea with a large port
shtetl
in the past, a small Jewish town or village in eastern Europe
sustainable city
a city that is designed to cause the least possible harm to the environment
township
the part of a town or city in South Africa where black people had to live because of apartheid
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How to improve my vocabulary for IELTS
Best way is to improve vocabulary is to prepare notes. Whenever , and wherever you see a new word or unfamiliar word add it in your note, and keep revising.
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Which book is best for ielts vocabulary?
Do not use book to improve your vocabulary for IELTS, it is very slow a poor method. I would suggest you to watch english movies, and listen songs.
Only 1 rule
Never ignore unfamiliar word.