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cities  

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  • Cities are dense congregations in areas of concentrated economic and political activity. They have existed throughout history, but in recent times, especially in the past century or so, there has been a growing movement of people from the countryside to the city across the globe. [Source: Encyclopedia of Community: From the Village to the Virtual World; Cities]

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