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subcity

subcity noun: a subdivision of a city.

Noun

subcity (plural subcities)

  1. A subdivision of a city.
    • This was the factor used to divide the city of Cairo into thirteen subcities.2018, Janet L. Abu-Lughod, Cairo: 1001 Years of the City Victorious, page 185

Forms of subcity

pluralsubcities

Origin of subcity

From sub- + city.

Questions about subcity

What does subcity mean?
Subcity means a subdivision of a city.
What part of speech is subcity?
Subcity is a noun.
What is the plural of subcity?
The plural of subcity is subcities.

Words near subcity in the dictionary

  1. subcities
  2. subciting
  3. subcitizen
  4. subcitrate
  5. subcitrates
  6. subcity
  7. subcivilization
  8. subcivilizations
  9. subcivilized
  10. subclade
  11. subclades

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