Places - Communities
Here are the principal definitions of each word with an example sentence using the target word in context.
| city | a living area with a large number of inhabitants | The city offers many advantages such as shopping, public transportation and a wide range of entertainment. |
| capital city | the city where the headquarters of the state or national government are located | Olympia is the capital city of Washington State. |
| port | a town or city that is on the waterfront; a place where passengers go to catch transport by water | You can catch a ferry at the port every morning at eight o'clock. |
| resort | a holiday center or retreat area | We finally treated ourselves to a relaxing three day weekend at a local resort. |
| holiday resort | a center where people go to have a holiday or vacation | Big Horn is a wonderful holiday resort located high in the Rocky Mountains. |
| seaside resort | a center where people go to have a holiday or vacation by the seaside | Seaside resorts are popular with retired people as the fresh sea air does them good. |
| ski resort | a center where people go to have a skiing holiday or vacation | We went to Jack's Ski Resort for a wonderful weekend of skiing- |
| town | an urban center with a relatively low number of inhabitants | The town had three schools and ten churches. |
| village | a very small living center (not used for living areas in the United States) | Whittingshire is a beautiful village on the banks of the Dundy. |
