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metropolitan/mɛtɹəˈpɒlɪtən/ /mɛtɹɵˈpɑlɨtən/
Of, or pertaining to, a metropolis or other large urban settlement.
summering/ˈsʌmərɪŋ/ /ˈsʌmərɪn/
To spend the summer, as in a particular place on holiday.
nests/nɛsts/
A place used by another mammal, fish, amphibian or insect, for depositing eggs and hatching young.
borderline/ˈbɔːrdərˌlaɪn/ /ˈbɔːrdərlaɪn/
A boundary or accepted division; a border.
archives/ˈɑːrkaɪvz/ /ˈɑːrkɪvz/
A place for storing earlier, and often historical, material. An archive usually contains documents (letters, records, newspapers, etc.) or other types of media kept for historical interest.
emporium/ɛmˈpɔː.ɹi.əm/ /ɛmˈpɔ.ɹi.əm/
A city or region which is a major trading centre; also, a place within a city for commerce and trading; a marketplace.
vici/ˈviːsiː/
A small civilian settlement outside a Roman fort.
sloughs of despond/ˈslaʊz əv dɪˈspɑnd/ /ˈslʌfs əv dɪˈspɑnd/
A dreary bog or marsh.
residentship/ˈrɛzɪdəntˌʃɪp/
The condition of being a resident.
goober/ˈɡuːbə/ /ˈɡubəɹ/
A native or resident of the state of Georgia in the United States of America.