| 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] |
| apostrophe1 |
An apostrophe (') is a mark we often use along with a letter "s" to show that something belongs to a person or to a thing. When we talk about our FRIEND'S bike, we are talking about the bike that belongs to our friend. When we talk about the CITY'S streets, we mean the streets that belong to the 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. |
| avenue |
An avenue is a wide street in a town or city. |
| 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. |