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inner cities

inner cities is the plural of inner city.

Meaning of inner city

Noun

inner city (plural inner cities)

  1. (urban studies) The parts of a large city closer to its core, especially older, populous areas of low-income or immigrant families as opposed to centrally located commercial areas.
    Synonyms:
    core city
    Antonyms:
    suburb, countryside

Questions about inner cities

What is inner cities the plural of?
Inner cities is the plural of inner city.

Words near inner cities in the dictionary

  1. inner children
  2. inner chimp
  3. inner chimps
  4. inner circle
  5. inner circles
  6. inner cities
  7. inner city
  8. inner class
  9. inner classes
  10. inner core
  11. inner cores

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