global city
global city noun: a city that serves as a primary node in the global economic network; a metropolis.
Noun
global city (plural global cities)
- A city that serves as a primary node in the global economic network; a metropolis.
- Today's global cities have been empowered and transformed by the construction of a market economy at a global scale. In this sense, I would argue, the global city must be seen as primarily a political phenomenon.2016, Simon Curtis, Global Cities and Global Order, Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 4
Proper noun capitalized: Global City
Global City
- Ellipsis of Bonifacio Global City.
Forms of global city
| plural | global cities |
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Origin of global city
Popularized by Dutch-American sociologist Saskia Sassen in The Global City: New York, London, Tokyo (1991).
Questions about global city
- What does global city mean?
- Global city means a city that serves as a primary node in the global economic network; a metropolis.
- What part of speech is global city?
- Global city can be a noun or a proper noun.
- What is the plural of global city?
- The plural of global city is global cities.
Words near global city in the dictionary
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