Communities and Neighborhoods Word Search
This Communities and Neighborhoods word search hides 12 words on a 15×15 grid — the terms and ideas of a school subject. Trace each one with a finger or mouse and it locks in as soon as the whole word is covered. No signup, no download.
Words to find: COMMUNITY, NEIGHBORHOOD, CITIZEN, CIVIC, MUNICIPAL, LOCAL, REGIONAL, RURAL, URBAN, SUBURB, DOWNTOWN, DISTRICT.
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Communities and Neighborhoods word list, defined
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- COMMUNITY /kəˈmjuːnəti/ · noun
- A group of people living in the same place or having particular characteristics, interests, or values in common. Also, the condition of sharing or having mutual attitudes and interests with others. Related: society, neighborhood, public, population.
- NEIGHBORHOOD /ˈneɪbərˌhʊd/ · noun
- A neighborhood is a district of a town or city, especially one regarded as a distinct residential community or characterized by a particular social, cultural, or economic character. By extension, it can mean a person's immediate locality or surroundings. Related: area, district, locale, vicinity.
- CITIZEN /ˈsɪtɪzən/ · noun
- A person who is legally recognized as a member of a particular country or state, with associated rights and duties; more broadly, an inhabitant of a city or town. Related: national, resident, inhabitant, denizen.
- CIVIC /ˈsɪvɪk/ · adjective
- Relating to a city, town, or its inhabitants and their local affairs; also relating to the duties or activities of citizenship. Related: municipal, civic-minded, public, civil.
- MUNICIPAL /mjuːˈnɪsɪpəl/ (British); /mjuːˈnɪsəpəl/ (American) · adjective
- Relating to a municipality or local government. Usually concerning the administration, services, laws, or property of a town, city, borough, or other local authority. Related: civic, local, governmental, urban.
- LOCAL /ˈləʊkəl/ (British); /ˈloʊkəl/ (US) · adjective, noun, and adverb
- Relating to a particular place or area and its inhabitants, especially a place that is nearby or limited in scope. As a noun, a local means a person who lives in a particular area; as an adverb, it means to a nearby or local destination. Related: nearby, neighbourhood, community, municipal.
- REGIONAL /ˈriːdʒənəl/ · adjective
- Relating to or characteristic of a particular geographic region rather than the whole country or world. It can also mean limited or organized according to a specific region. Related: local, geographical, sectional, territorial.
- RURAL /ˈrʊərəl/ (British); /ˈr�rəl/ (American) · adjective
- Relating to the countryside, rural communities, or a way of life outside towns and cities. It often contrasts with urban and may suggest sparsely populated areas, agriculture, or traditional communities. Related: rustic, pastoral, agricultural, country.
- URBAN /ˈɜːrbən/ (US); /ˈɜːbən/ (UK) · adjective
- Relating to or characteristic of a town or city, especially as distinct from rural areas. It may also describe land that is densely populated or built up. Related: city, metropolitan, municipal, civic.
- SUBURB /ˈsʌbɜːrb/ · noun
- An outlying residential area of a city or town, typically less densely populated than the central urban area. The word can also refer more broadly to the surrounding region of a city. Related: outskirts, district, quarter, neighborhood.
- DOWNTOWN /ˈdaʊn.taʊn/ · noun (also adverb and adjective)
- The central business district of a town or city, typically containing shops, offices, and commercial activity. Related: city centre, business district, the centre, midtown.
- DISTRICT /ˈdɪstrɪkt/ · noun
- An area of a country or city, especially one marked off for administrative, electoral, judicial, or other official purposes; more generally, any defined territory or quarter distinguished by a particular character or use. Related: area, zone, region, quarter.
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