diff --git a/sanitizer/_synthesize_analysis.js b/sanitizer/_synthesize_analysis.js
index 788132ec..04ffeb34 100644
--- a/sanitizer/_synthesize_analysis.js
+++ b/sanitizer/_synthesize_analysis.js
@@ -1,7 +1,15 @@
 const _ = require('lodash');
 
-const fields = ['address', 'neighbourhood', 'borough', 'city', 'county',
-  'state', 'postalcode', 'country'];
+const fields = {
+  'address': 'address',
+  'neighbourhood': 'neighbourhood',
+  'borough': 'borough',
+  'locality': 'city',
+  'county': 'county',
+  'region': 'state',
+  'postalcode': 'postalcode',
+  'country': 'country'
+};
 
 function normalizeWhitespaceToSingleSpace(val) {
   return _.replace(_.trim(val), /\s+/g, ' ');
@@ -18,9 +26,9 @@ function sanitize( raw, clean ){
   const messages = { errors: [], warnings: [] };
 
   // collect all the valid values into a single object
-  clean.parsed_text = fields.reduce( (o, f) => {
+  clean.parsed_text = Object.keys(fields).reduce( (o, f) => {
     if (_.isString(raw[f]) && !_.isEmpty(_.trim(raw[f]))) {
-      o[f] = normalizeWhitespaceToSingleSpace(raw[f]);
+      o[fields[f]] = normalizeWhitespaceToSingleSpace(raw[f]);
     }
 
     return o;
@@ -32,7 +40,7 @@ function sanitize( raw, clean ){
   }
   else if (_.isEmpty(Object.keys(clean.parsed_text))) {
     messages.errors.push(
-      `at least one of the following fields is required: ${fields.join(', ')}`);
+      `at least one of the following fields is required: ${Object.keys(fields).join(', ')}`);
   }
 
   return messages;
diff --git a/test/unit/sanitizer/_synthesize_analysis.js b/test/unit/sanitizer/_synthesize_analysis.js
index d137ad49..20f05fc0 100644
--- a/test/unit/sanitizer/_synthesize_analysis.js
+++ b/test/unit/sanitizer/_synthesize_analysis.js
@@ -10,9 +10,9 @@ module.exports.tests.text_parser = function(test, common) {
       address: ' \t address \t value \t ',
       neighbourhood: ' \t neighbourhood \t value \t ',
       borough: ' \t borough \t value \t ',
-      city: ' \t city \t value \t ',
+      locality: ' \t locality \t value \t ',
       county: ' \t county \t value \t ',
-      state: ' \t state \t value \t ',
+      region: ' \t region \t value \t ',
       postalcode: ' \t postalcode \t value \t ',
       country: ' \t country \t value \t '
     };
@@ -24,9 +24,9 @@ module.exports.tests.text_parser = function(test, common) {
         address: 'address value',
         neighbourhood: 'neighbourhood value',
         borough: 'borough value',
-        city: 'city value',
+        city: 'locality value',
         county: 'county value',
-        state: 'state value',
+        state: 'region value',
         postalcode: 'postalcode value',
         country: 'country value'
       }
@@ -51,9 +51,9 @@ module.exports.tests.text_parser = function(test, common) {
       address: getInvalidValue(),
       neighbourhood: getInvalidValue(),
       borough: getInvalidValue(),
-      city: getInvalidValue(),
+      locality: getInvalidValue(),
       county: getInvalidValue(),
-      state: getInvalidValue(),
+      region: getInvalidValue(),
       postalcode: getInvalidValue(),
       country: getInvalidValue()
     };
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ module.exports.tests.text_parser = function(test, common) {
 
     t.deepEquals(clean, expected_clean);
     t.deepEquals(messages.errors, ['at least one of the following fields is required: ' +
-      'address, neighbourhood, borough, city, county, state, postalcode, country'], 'no errors');
+      'address, neighbourhood, borough, locality, county, region, postalcode, country'], 'no errors');
     t.deepEquals(messages.warnings, [], 'no warnings');
     t.end();
 
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ module.exports.tests.text_parser = function(test, common) {
 
     t.deepEquals(clean, expected_clean);
     t.deepEquals(messages.errors, ['at least one of the following fields is required: ' +
-      'address, neighbourhood, borough, city, county, state, postalcode, country'], 'no errors');
+      'address, neighbourhood, borough, locality, county, region, postalcode, country'], 'no errors');
     t.deepEquals(messages.warnings, [], 'no warnings');
     t.end();