ville

Japanese: ville
ville

…In the United States, town means a small urban settlement as an administrative district unit, while city means a large urban settlement and also means citizens and city council. The German word Stadt and the French word ville can refer to urban settlements including towns, but can also refer to citizens and city councils. Urban is the adjective that contrasts with rural, meaning "urban" or "urban-like," and the Japanese concept of a city is best expressed by this urban area. …

*Some of the terminology that mentions "ville" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…アメリカ合衆国ではtownは行政上の群区の単位としてほぼ小型の都市的集落を意味するが,cityは大型の都市的集落を指すとともに市民や市会の意味をもっている。ドイツ語のStadtとフランス語のvilleは,町を含めた都市的集落をいうと同時に,市民や市会もいう場合がある。urbanはruralと対照される語で〈都市の〉〈都市的〉という形容詞であり,日本語の都市の概念は,このurban areaが最もよく表現している。…

※「ville」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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