Places

Places - Buildings People Live In

apartment

block

apartment block

block of flats _British English

bungalow

cottage

duplex _American English

flat _British English

floor on the ground / first / top floor

house

detached house _British English

semi-detached house _British English

terraced house

story - ten / multi-story building :British English - storey

Places - Other Buildings

bar _American English

car park

castle

cathedral

church

office

office block

park

post office

pub

restaurant

skyscraper

station

bus station

fire station

police station

railway station

town hall

Places - Stores and Shops

baker's

butcher's

department store

dry cleaner's

fishmonger's -British English

fish-shop

greengrocer's

grocer's

ironmonger's (British English)

hardware store -American English

shop

shopping mall _American English

stationer's

sweetshop -British English

tobacconist's -British English

Places - Communities

city

capital city

port

resort

holiday resort

seaside resort

ski resort

town

village

Places - Parts and Areas of Communities

area

country area

residential area

rural area

urban area

center

city center

town center

district

outskirts

region

suburb

in the suburbs

suburban _adj

Places - Geographical Features

bay

beach

cliff

coast

on the coast

countryside

flat _adj

forest

hill

hilly _adj

lake

mountain

mountainous _adj

plain _n

river

sea

seaside

shore

stream _n

valley

wood

(woody / wooded (adj