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wait, what? Largest and biggest are synonyms. Why are you deciding that larger means "having more population"
by jimjimjim 3y ago
wait, what? Largest and biggest are synonyms. Why are you deciding that larger means "having more population"
- Riseed 3y agoI’d wager that most people would assume “largest city” meant “largest city [by population]” because that’s clearly what search results assume. “Largest city in USA” first lists the Wikipedia entry for “List of United States Cities by Population” [0], with the next bunch of results assuming the same thing. For me, the 9th result is the first to mention land area.[1] [0] https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_United_States_cities_by_population https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_United_States_cities... [1] https://worldpopulationreview.com/us-city-rankings/largest-cities-in-us-by-area https://worldpopulationreview.com/us-city-rankings/largest-c...
- Mountain_Skies 3y agoJacksonville, Florida being the largest city has long been a trivia question that relies on this ambiguity. Based on the Wikipedia article, it looks like Anchorage is larger but maybe because it's a county equivalent, it's not considered a city in this context.
- walthamstow 3y agoA city is simply a collection of people, so it's natural to say that the biggest city is the one with the most people.
- PhilipRoman 3y agoNot sure I can agree with that definition. A city remains a city even if every single inhabitant leaves it.
- walthamstow 3y agoI'd be interesting to hear how a city can remain existent without citizens.
- PhilipRoman 3y agoNot that I have a better definition - but I've always considered a city to be defined by it's buildings, rather than people.