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
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.
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.