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primate city

primate city noun: a city in a geographic region that is much more populous than any other cities in that region.

primate city: a city in a geographic region that is much more populous than any other cities in that region
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Noun

primate city (plural primate cities)

  1. A city in a geographic region that is much more populous than any other cities in that region.

Forms of primate city

pluralprimate cities

Origin of primate city

From primate + city, coined in 1939 by Mark Jefferson.

Questions about primate city

What does primate city mean?
Primate city means a city in a geographic region that is much more populous than any other cities in that region.
What part of speech is primate city?
Primate city is a noun.
What is the plural of primate city?
The plural of primate city is primate cities.

Words near primate city in the dictionary

  1. Primat
  2. primatal
  3. primatals
  4. primate
  5. primate cities
  6. primate city
  7. primatelike
  8. primates
  9. primateship
  10. primateships
  11. primatial

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