An emotional or circumstantial "place" having specified advantages, qualities etc. (now only in phrases).
The position or function (of someone or something), as taken on by a successor.
One's partner in a romantic relationship.
Used to refer to a town or similar entity under discussion.
The residents (as opposed to gown: the students, faculty, etc.) of a community which is the site of a university.
London, especially central London.
A municipal organization, such as a corporation, defined by the laws of the entity of which it is a part.
Any more urbanized centre than the place of reference.
A major city, especially one where the speaker is located.
A rural settlement in which a market was held at least once a week.
A settlement; an area with residential districts, shops and amenities, and its own local government; especially one larger than a village and smaller than a city, historically enclosed by a fence or walls, with total populations ranging from several hundred to more than a hundred thousand (as of the early 21st century)