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edge city

edge city noun: a concentration of business, shopping, and entertainment locations outside a traditional downtown (or central business district), in what was previously a residential or rural area.

Noun

edge city (plural edge cities)

  1. (US, urban studies) A concentration of business, shopping, and entertainment locations outside a traditional downtown (or central business district), in what was previously a residential or rural area.

Forms of edge city

pluraledge cities

Origin of edge city

Popularized by the 1991 book Edge City: Life on the New Frontier, by Joel Garreau.

Questions about edge city

What does edge city mean?
Edge city means a concentration of business, shopping, and entertainment locations outside a traditional downtown (or central business district), in what was previously a residential or rural area.
What part of speech is edge city?
Edge city is a noun.
What is the plural of edge city?
The plural of edge city is edge cities.

Words near edge city in the dictionary

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  5. edge cities
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  8. edge contraction
  9. edge control
  10. edge cover
  11. edge covering number

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