19 Adjectives to describe a CITY
Hello English learners. Welcome to a new lesson. Here is the list of 19 adjectives you can use to describe a city with example sentences:
- Ancient
- Bustling
- Capital
- Charming
- Coastal
- Cosmopolitan
- Crowded
- Historic
- Imperial
- Industrial
- Mundane
- Native
- Picturesque
- Populous
- Prosperous
- Provincial
- Quiet
- Royal
- Romantic
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Ancient
Meaning: very old.
- We visited the ancient city of Memphis while cruising the Mediterranean Sea.
Bustling
Meaning: a very busy city. You will often hear the phrase “the hustle and bustle of the city” which refers to the same.
- Celia and her husband have been living in the bustling city of Hong Kong for three years.
- They would escape from the hustle and bustle of the big city at weekends.
Capital
Meaning: the most important city in the country where all administration and government are.
- Wellington, the capital city of New Zealand, has one of the largest botanical gardens in the world.
Charming
Meaning: attractive and pleasant.
- Amsterdam is a charming city in Holland which has more canals than Venice and more bridges than Paris.
Coastal
Meaning: situated by the sea coast.
- Cape Town is a coastal city in South Africa with a big port.
Cosmopolitan
Meaning: the city which is populated with people from many different countries and influenced by many cultures.
- We will all agree that New York is the most cosmopolitan city in the world.
Crowded
Meaning: full of people, bustling.
- Bangkok is a very noisy and crowded city.
Historic
Meaning: important in history.
- I’d love to visit some historic cities in India or China.
Imperial
Meaning: a city which belongs to an empire.
- Pope’s residence is situated within the imperial city of Rome.
Industrial
Meaning: which is connected with industry.
- Massive demonstrations took over the industrial city of Manchester.
Mundane
Meaning: not very interesting, ordinary.
- Sara lived in a mundane city on the west coast where nothing much happened.
Native
Meaning: your native city is the city you were born in.
- After years of living in Europe, Natalie returned to her native city in Australia.
Picturesque
Meaning: very interesting and attractive to look at.
- They bought a house in a picturesque city near the Swiss Alps.
Populous
Meaning: which is inhabited more than usual.
- The city of Chongqing, with its 32 million inhabitants is one of the most populous cities in the world.
Prosperous
Meaning: wealthy and successful.
- The prosperous city of Galveston in Texas was destroyed by a hurricane in 1900.
Provincial
Meaning: in the province.
- Once an educational and administrative centre was now just a provincial city.
Quiet
Meaning: with little noise.
- It’s hard to believe that Zurich is one of the quietest cities in the world.
Royal
Meaning: where the ruler of the country lives.
- We visited the royal city of Moravia on our holiday.
Romantic
Meaning: related to love feelings.
- Venice in Italy is well-known as one of the most romantic cities in the world.
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