<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><mads xmlns="http://www.loc.gov/mads/" xmlns:mods="http://www.loc.gov/mods/v3" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.loc.gov/mads/
mads.xsd"><authority><topic authority="http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en">cities</topic></authority><related type="narrower"><topic>medinas</topic></related><related type="narrower"><topic>municipia</topic></related><related type="narrower"><topic>poleis</topic></related><related type="narrower"><topic>metropolises</topic></related><related type="other"><topic>urban</topic></related><related type="other"><topic>urban areas</topic></related><related type="other"><topic>city-states</topic></related><related type="broader"><topic>settlements by form</topic></related><variant type="other"><topic>city</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>communities, urban</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>urban communities</topic></variant> <note xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ Distinctions among villages, towns, and cities are relative and vary according to their individual regional contexts. Generally, cities designate large or important communities with population, status, and internal complexity greater than most towns in the region. ]]></note></mads>