A city is basically a big town — the population is large in relation to the amount of land, since people often live in apartments or multi-family housing. The largest city in the world today is Shanghai, China.

city, relatively permanent and highly organized centre of population, of greater size or importance than a town or village.

Different countries have specific definitions of what actually qualifies as a city, but the word is often used generally to describe a place where many people live. Real-life examples: New York City, Tokyo, Paris, London, Moscow, Beijing, Madrid, and Berlin are examples of major cities around the world.

Cities in South Africa. From the sun-drenched, Indian Ocean beaches of Durban, to the go-go-go of Johannesburg to the spectacular Table Mountain and the city of Cape Town beneath it, South Africa's three main cities, Durban Johannesburg and Cape Town are perhaps the areas of the country that most define us a nation.