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principal city

principal city noun: synonym of central city (“the main city of a metropolitan area; particularly one containing multiple cities”).

Noun

principal city (plural principal cities)

  1. Synonym of central city (“the main city of a metropolitan area; particularly one containing multiple cities”).
    Synonyms:
    central city
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see principal, city.

Synonyms of principal city

Forms of principal city

pluralprincipal cities

Origin of principal city

From principal + city.

Questions about principal city

What does principal city mean?
Principal city means synonym of central city (“the main city of a metropolitan area; particularly one containing multiple cities”).
What part of speech is principal city?
Principal city is a noun.
What is the plural of principal city?
The plural of principal city is principal cities.

Words near principal city in the dictionary

  1. princing
  2. principal
  3. principal boy
  4. principal boys
  5. principal cities
  6. principal city
  7. principal ideal
  8. principal ideal domain
  9. principal ideal domains
  10. principal ideal ring
  11. principal ideal rings

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