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zinkou ga sukunai tosi

人じん口こう が 少すくない 都と市しzinkou ga sukunai tosi
a city with a small population
zinkou ga sukunai tosi
From Lesson 238:Vocabulary expansion 30·Japanese

Breakdown of zinkou ga sukunai tosi

がga
subject particle
人じん口こうzinkou
population
少すくないsukunai
a few; a little; scarce; insufficient
都と市しtosi
city

都と市し is more generic than 市し and refers to the concept of a city as a populated and developed area. It doesn't necessarily imply a political or administrative boundary like 市し does. The term 都と市し is more comparable to the English use of urban area or metropolis.

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