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doughnut city

doughnut city noun: a city whose centre has deteriorated or declined as a result of rapid growth of the surrounding suburbs.

Noun

doughnut city (plural doughnut cities)

  1. A city whose centre has deteriorated or declined as a result of rapid growth of the surrounding suburbs.

Forms of doughnut city

pluraldoughnut cities
alternative formdonut city

Origin of doughnut city

In reference to the shape of the snack food, a ring with a central hole.

Questions about doughnut city

What does doughnut city mean?
Doughnut city means a city whose centre has deteriorated or declined as a result of rapid growth of the surrounding suburbs.
What part of speech is doughnut city?
Doughnut city is a noun.
What is the plural of doughnut city?
The plural of doughnut city is doughnut cities.

Words near doughnut city in the dictionary

  1. doughmen
  2. doughnut
  3. doughnut bumper
  4. doughnut bumpers
  5. doughnut cities
  6. doughnut city
  7. doughnut dollies
  8. doughnut dolly
  9. doughnut hole
  10. doughnut holes
  11. doughnut peach

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