The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word TOWNS , but the solution may also be CITIES which is one of the most recent solution (2021 in Wall Street Journal).
Population centers crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| TOWNS | 75 % | 5 |
| CITIES | 25 % | 6 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Population centers
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- decentralization
- obscure
- decentalisation
- cities
- city
- hinterland
- town
- towns
- shaanxi
- center
- basel
- nogales
Crossword Answer definitions
TOWNS noun- A settlement; an area with residential districts, shops and amenities, and its own local government; especially one larger than a village and smaller than a city.
- Any more urbanized center than the place of reference.
- A rural settlement in which a market was held at least once a week.
- The residents (as opposed to gown: the students, faculty, etc.) of a community which is the site of a university.
- Used to refer to a town or similar entity under discussion.
- A major city, especially one where the speaker is located.
- A municipal organization, such as a corporation, defined by the laws of the entity of which it is a part.
- An enclosure which surrounded the mere homestead or dwelling of the lord of the manor.
- The whole of the land which constituted the domain.
- A collection of houses enclosed by fences or walls.
- A farm or farmstead; also, a court or farmyard.
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
Here's a few more crossword clues - all leading to the identical solution
More clues leading to the result TOWNS
- Dots on a map
- Burgs
- Tour stops
- Cartographic dots
- Whistle stops, maybe
- Suburbs
- Populated areas
- Large villages
- Hamlets
- Whistle stops