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.

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

Some people live in houses, others in flats or apartments. Cities usually have a lot to offer – shops, leisure facilities, restaurants, cinemas, museums, places of worship, many have a cathedral like this one. And of course, you're never far from a school in a city.

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.