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core city

core city noun: synonym of central city (“the main city of a metropolitan area; particularly one containing multiple cities”).

Noun

core city (plural core cities)

  1. Synonym of central city (“the main city of a metropolitan area; particularly one containing multiple cities”).
    Synonyms:
    central city
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see core, city.

Synonyms of core city

Forms of core city

pluralcore cities

Origin of core city

From core + city.

Questions about core city

What does core city mean?
Core city means synonym of central city (“the main city of a metropolitan area; particularly one containing multiple cities”).
What part of speech is core city?
Core city is a noun.
What is the plural of core city?
The plural of core city is core cities.

Words near core city in the dictionary

  1. core
  2. core belief
  3. core beliefs
  4. core business
  5. core cities
  6. core city
  7. core competence
  8. core competences
  9. core competencies
  10. core competency
  11. core constituencies

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