Collocations for city - noun

big, huge, large, sprawling
main, major
small
great
Bangkok is one of the great cities of the world.

bustling, busy, crowded
ancient, historic, old
holy
beautiful
industrial
cosmopolitan
coastal
home, native
Her native city is Tokyo.

capital
second
provincial
cathedral (esp. BrE), port (esp. AmE), university (esp. BrE)
walled
the old walled city of Cartagena

ruined
sister (AmE), twin (BrE)
Bonn is Oxford's twin city.
the sister cities of Los Alamos, New Mexico, and Hiroshima, Japan

host
the host city for the Olympic Games

lost
the lost city of Atlantis

build, found

grow
The city grew rapidly in the 19th century.

flourish

dweller, slicker (informal)
boy, girl
block (AmE), centre/center (esp. BrE), street
The building runs the length of a city block.
Parking is difficult in the city centre/center.

lights
council, government (AmE)
life
limits (esp. AmE)

in a/the city
We live in a big city.

outside a/the city
There's a park just outside the city.

the centre/center of a city, the heart of a city, the middle of a city
the edge of a city, the outskirts of a city