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monocity

monocity noun: a city (especially in the former Soviet Union) in which most of the working population work in the same industry, typically for the same organisation.

Noun

monocity (plural monocities)

  1. A city (especially in the former Soviet Union) in which most of the working population work in the same industry, typically for the same organisation.

Forms of monocity

pluralmonocities

Origin of monocity

From mono- + city.

Questions about monocity

What does monocity mean?
Monocity means a city (especially in the former Soviet Union) in which most of the working population work in the same industry, typically for the same organisation.
What part of speech is monocity?
Monocity is a noun.
What is the plural of monocity?
The plural of monocity is monocities.

Words near monocity in the dictionary

  1. monocistronic
  2. monocistronically
  3. monocities
  4. monocitrate
  5. monocitrates
  6. monocity
  7. monoclade
  8. monoclades
  9. monoclausal
  10. monocle
  11. monocled

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