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fifteen-minute city

fifteen-minute city is the alternative form of 15-minute city.

Meaning of 15-minute city

Noun

15-minute city (plural 15-minute cities)

  1. (neologism, urban studies) A city in which most daily necessities and services are located within an easily reachable 15-minute walk or bike ride from any point.
    • Notable examples include Paris and its “Ville du quart d'heure,” a 15-minute city based on decentralized, mini-hubs where everything one is likely to need is within a 15-minute walk or bike ride.2022, Zaheer Allam et al., editors, Resilient and Sustainable Cities: Research, Policy and Practice, Elsevier, →ISBN, page 41

Forms of fifteen-minute city

pluralfifteen-minute cities

Questions about fifteen-minute city

What is fifteen-minute city the alternative form of?
Fifteen-minute city is the alternative form of 15-minute city.

Words near fifteen-minute city in the dictionary

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  2. fifteen hundred
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  4. fifteen minutes
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  6. fifteen-minute city
  7. fifteener
  8. fifteeners
  9. fifteenfold
  10. fifteening
  11. fifteenish

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